Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 4AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 9 | E 12 | E 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:45AM2.08m | 4:34PM2.22m | 4:47AM2.15m | 5:21PM2.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM1.00m | 10:15AM0.95m | 10:51PM0.95m | 11:11AM0.89m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 9 | N 9 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | E 12 | — | N 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 34 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 35 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 68 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 256 | 303 | 202 | 202 | 296 | 322 | 296 | 115 | 67 | 67 | 22 | 0 | 44 | 22 | 78 | 66 |
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