Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 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 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 298 | 339 | 402 | 414 | 301 | 229 | 159 | 105 | 58 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:58AM2.32m | 00:22AM2.41m | 12:45PM2.30m | 1:10AM2.38m | 1:38PM2.29m | 2:05AM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.72m | 6:16PM0.80m | 6:56AM0.71m | 7:12PM0.84m | 7:48AM0.69m | 8:13PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 314 | 298 | 30 | 71 | 414 | 301 | 229 | 159 | 105 | 58 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 6 | E 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 14 | N 14 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | — | — | — | 12 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 55 | 44 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 18 | — | — | — | ENE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | E 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | — | N 14 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | 28 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 19 | 10 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 339 | 402 | 30 | 23 | 37 | 66 | 51 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 78 | 115 | 104 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 8 | 68 | 64 | 72 | 11 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 89 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 44 |
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