Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 54 | 75 | 99 | 126 | 97 | 207 | 138 | 94 | 57 | 43 | 32 |
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-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:12PM2.40m | 7:22AM2.31m | 7:51PM2.47m | 8:04AM2.37m | 8:30PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM0.80m | 1:32AM0.85m | 1:46PM0.72m | 2:13AM0.78m | 2:26PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 83 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 39 | 39 | 143 | 138 | 94 | 57 | 43 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | N 19 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 19 | NE 11 | N 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 54 | 75 | 99 | 126 | 97 | 207 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 64 | 61 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 61 | 27 | 67 | 168 | 65 | 65 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 13 |
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