Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 62 | 89 | 77 | 146 | 395 | 718 | 535 | 380 | 338 | 273 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 10:43PM2.46m | 11:12AM2.44m | 11:25PM2.36m | 11:54AM2.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.61m | 5:27PM0.74m | 5:45AM0.71m | 6:16PM0.84m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 380 | 338 | 273 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 13 | E 13 | N 10 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 62 | 89 | 77 | 146 | 395 | 718 | 535 | — | — | 7 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 8 | 67 | 67 | 78 | 13 | 80 |
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