Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 2AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:35PM2.55m | 12:02PM2.59m | 00:28AM2.49m | 12:55PM2.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.56m | 5:54AM0.46m | 6:25PM0.62m | 6:47AM0.52m | 7:26PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 | NE 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 202 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 22 | 22 |
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