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Tawharanui Surf Forecast
/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /
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Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 01 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
20.7° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 20 |
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 kJ (?) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 47 | 46 | 66 | 45 | 68 | 103 | 173 | 328 | 361 | 413 | 705 | 404 | 201 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:11PM 2.40 | 4:46AM 2.34 | 5:11PM 2.45 | 5:52AM 2.45 | 6:11PM 2.52 | 6:52AM 2.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:15AM 0.79 | 10:46PM 0.61 | 11:15AM 0.71 | 11:41PM 0.51 | 12:14PM 0.62 | 12:36AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
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