Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.0° 

Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
1
N
5
0.8
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
65
44
43
43
28
27
28
16
16
16
15
16
19
17
22
24
30
56
75
78
82
58
34
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:14AM2.39m
5:01PM2.47m
5:20AM2.46m
6:01PM2.59m
6:21AM2.53m
Low Tide
10:18PM0.75m
10:41AM0.54m
11:22PM0.67m
11:44AM0.46m
00:24AM0.58m
12:46PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
11
13
15
13
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