Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | N 5 | E 15 | E 19 | E 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 57 | 52 | 52 | 70 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:21AM2.53m | 6:55PM2.70m | 7:18AM2.60m | 7:48PM2.77m | 8:12AM2.65m | 8:39PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.58m | 12:46PM0.38m | 1:22AM0.49m | 1:43PM0.31m | 2:17AM0.42m | 2:36PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 4 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 10 | E 15 | E 14 | E 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | — | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 19 | E 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 44 | 57 | 52 | 52 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 67 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 256 | 183 | 216 | 208 | 102 | 102 | 66 | 107 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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