Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.1° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.6
N
4
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.4
N
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.5
N
8
2
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
6
6
6
10
37
62
89
77
146
395
718
535
380
338
273
180
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
40
NE
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
SE
25
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
High Tide
10:43PM2.46m
11:12AM2.44m
11:25PM2.36m
11:54AM2.33m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.61m
5:27PM0.74m
5:45AM0.71m
6:16PM0.84m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
7
9
10
10
11
9
6
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