Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 8AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (25 Mar)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (25 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)777877888899999999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16817319926232347857369991211411312158218421925206521002086191818191813136113021107837
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
45
NE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
25
NE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
2.60
12:58PM
2.51
1:26AM
2.53
1:55PM
2.43
2:27AM
2.46
2:56PM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57AM
0.63
7:19PM
0.53
8:00AM
0.71
8:18PM
0.62
9:04AM
0.75
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----7:26-------7:26-------7:28---
Sunset-------7:25-------7:23-------7:22
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----45311146778694681---
Temp. °C191919191818181818181818181818181819192020212019
Feels °C (?)151515151212121111101111111111111112141620221819
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