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Tawharanui Surf Forecast
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Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 170 | 135 | 100 | 94 | 114 | 97 | 70 | 203 | 144 | 136 | 132 | 128 | 87 | 83 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:19PM 2.11 | 4:04AM 2.25 | 4:25PM 2.20 | 4:57AM 2.35 | 5:24PM 2.32 | 5:46AM 2.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:36AM 0.92 | 9:55PM 0.90 | 10:29AM 0.84 | 10:53PM 0.82 | 11:20AM 0.73 | 11:45PM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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