Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 4PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 16 | ENE 10 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:20PM2.31m | 00:34AM2.21m | 1:03PM2.24m | 1:18AM2.15m | 1:51PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.83m | 6:53AM0.79m | 7:35PM0.89m | 7:41AM0.86m | 8:28PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | S 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 18 | NE 10 | S 3 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | ENE 10 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 20 | 11 | — | 1 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 44 | 59 | 22 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 60 | 44 | 59 | 60 | 22 | 22 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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