Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:53PM2.62m | 7:26AM2.58m | 7:39PM2.64m | 8:12AM2.62m | 8:24PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.55m | 1:43PM0.55m | 2:07AM0.51m | 2:28PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 6 | E 7 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 11 | N 11 | E 6 | N 14 | N 9 | NNE 10 | N 9 | E 7 | N 10 | — | N 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 13 | 22 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 38 | 38 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
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