Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | N 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 92 | 91 | 3 | 165 | 184 | 155 | 119 | 69 | 50 | 65 | 43 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:32AM2.69m | 9:50PM2.75m | 10:19AM2.64m | 10:35PM2.67m | 11:04AM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.39m | 4:15AM0.43m | 4:28PM0.49m | 4:58AM0.50m | 5:14PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 165 | 184 | 155 | 119 | 69 | 50 | 65 | 43 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | NW 4 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 92 | 91 | 179 | 109 | 108 | 87 | 43 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 78 | 157 | 161 | 308 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 22 |
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