Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, near gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 727 | 348 | 451 | 378 | 276 | 106 | 44 | 75 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 93 | 95 | 87 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 94 | 96 | 121 | 121 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:59AM2.36m | 3:42PM2.28m | 3:53AM2.29m | 4:39PM2.28m | 4:47AM2.24m | 5:31PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM0.85m | 9:29AM0.77m | 9:59PM0.89m | 10:17AM0.83m | 10:50PM0.90m | 11:05AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 191 | 224 | 54 | 276 | 106 | 44 | 75 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 93 | 95 | 87 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 94 | 96 | 121 | 121 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 4 | N 6 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 73 | 78 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | — | SSE 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 727 | 348 | 451 | 378 | — | 2 | 16 | 45 | 71 | 45 | 6 | 85 | 174 | 207 | 243 | 261 | 173 | 59 | 40 | 37 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 168 | 67 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 22 | 13 | 264 | 80 | 195 | 197 | 132 | 80 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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