Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 11AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 4 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 71 | 72 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:56AM2.66m | 10:19PM2.77m | 10:46AM2.62m | 11:07PM2.71m | 11:34AM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.40m | 4:11PM0.33m | 4:46AM0.43m | 4:58PM0.44m | 5:34AM0.49m | 5:46PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 72 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 21 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 44 | 64 |
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