Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 3PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (10 Mar)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (10 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
1.5
E
2
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2
E
2.1
E
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)161615677888888888898888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)434342136366572604652770766789624669669692692617647549468432443390315
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
ESE
35
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:37PM
2.32
1:05AM
2.28
1:18PM
2.23
1:49AM
2.19
2:04PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
0.80
6:59PM
0.76
7:29AM
0.89
7:44PM
0.85
8:22AM
0.96
8:34PM
0.92
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:15-----
Sunset-----7:46-------7:45-------7:45--
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--111-----1231-------1-1
Temp. °C161819191919181818181717171819191919202020202020
Feels °C (?)151714131212111110101010111113141414161516171718
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