Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | N 18 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 156 | 82 | 78 | 183 | 89 | 75 | 47 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:10PM2.36m | 11:39AM2.40m | 11:51PM2.29m | 12:20PM2.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.68m | 5:28AM0.64m | 5:57PM0.75m | 6:09AM0.71m | 6:44PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 9 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSW 4 | E 5 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 279 | 156 | 82 | 78 | 9 | 89 | 75 | 47 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 11 | ENE 10 | WNW 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 6 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 7 | S 4 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | N 11 | — | N 11 | ENE 10 | E 14 | — | N 11 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 18 | N 18 | NE 10 | N 17 | E 15 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 25 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 183 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 45 | 50 | 16 | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 86 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 115 | 125 | 211 | 44 | 22 | 44 | 22 | 197 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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