Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.4
SE
5
0.1
N
12
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
49
33
31
92
91
3
165
184
155
119
69
50
65
43
38
25
25
25
13
13
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:32AM2.69m
9:50PM2.75m
10:19AM2.64m
10:35PM2.67m
11:04AM2.57m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.39m
4:15AM0.43m
4:28PM0.49m
4:58AM0.50m
5:14PM0.61m
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
2
7
6
3
4
Temp °C
13
15
14
12
10
8
8
7
8
9
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
11
11
10
3
0
0
-1
0
2
5
3
3
3
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
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