Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:53AM2.53m | 6:18PM2.68m | 6:46AM2.61m | 7:06PM2.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.62m | 12:17PM0.51m | 00:47AM0.53m | 1:07PM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 25 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 4 | NE 14 | ENE 8 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | ENE 8 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NE 17 | NE 18 | — | — | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 14 | ENE 8 | NE 13 | NNW 5 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 14 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 10 | 25 | 31 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 23 | 31 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 64 | 60 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 33 | 78 | 78 | 115 | 13 | 22 |
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