- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Tawharanui Surf Forecast
/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 09 May 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | |
543 | 629 | 712 | 769 | 757 | 746 | 668 | 504 | 390 | 378 | 289 | 211 | 193 | 138 | 107 | 105 | 93 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 397 | 408 | 232 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:02PM2.16m | 00:32AM2.24m | 12:50PM2.14m | 1:23AM2.23m | 1:41PM2.13m | 2:18AM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19AM0.87m | 6:23PM0.84m | 7:11AM0.89m | 7:17PM0.89m | 8:04AM0.87m | 8:17PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
— | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 8 | N 12 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 543 | 629 | 712 | 769 | 757 | 746 | 668 | 504 | 390 | 378 | 289 | 211 | 193 | 138 | 107 | 105 | 93 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 96 | 104 | 11 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | S 3 | N 12 | N 12 | E 10 | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 117 | 74 | 57 | 42 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 52 | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 13 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | — | N 10 | N 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 11 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | NNW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 25 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 4 | — | 2 | 397 | 408 | 232 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 67 | 44 | 67 | 64 | 64 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tawharanui surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest