Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.3° 

Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
36
16
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
106
131
104
76
47
41
23
15
9
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
15
SE
35
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
10:46AM2.62m
11:07PM2.71m
11:34AM2.56m
11:53PM2.61m
12:22PM2.48m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.43m
4:58PM0.44m
5:34AM0.49m
5:46PM0.58m
6:21AM0.57m
6:38PM0.71m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
9
11
10
10
11
10
11
12
12
9
4
7
6
8
8
9
10
11
8
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