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Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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 kJ (?) | 761 | 1189 | 1149 | 1055 | 911 | 757 | 752 | 743 | 716 | 562 | 229 | 192 | 125 | 211 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 118 | 116 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:08PM 2.64 | 12:35AM 2.48 | 1:00PM 2.57 | 1:27AM 2.42 | 1:51PM 2.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:58AM 0.41 | 6:39PM 0.54 | 6:50AM 0.53 | 7:32PM 0.61 | 7:44AM 0.66 | 8:25PM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 |
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