Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 247 | 256 | 247 | 190 | 187 | 180 | 172 | 160 | 152 | 112 | 110 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 207 | 158 | 107 | 94 | 68 | 77 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:35PM2.46m | 9:50AM2.34m | 10:15PM2.47m | 10:32AM2.34m | 10:55PM2.46m | 11:14AM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM0.73m | 4:05PM0.66m | 4:41AM0.72m | 4:45PM0.70m | 5:23AM0.72m | 5:27PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | |  |  | | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 6 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | N 7 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | E 10 |
| kJ | 263 | 247 | 256 | 247 | 190 | 187 | 180 | 172 | 160 | 116 | 112 | 64 | 54 | 76 | 37 | 28 | 71 | 49 | 158 | 107 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | — | N 10 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | E 10 | E 10 | N 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 110 | 79 | 23 | 72 | 71 | 2 | — | 49 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 49 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | N 6 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 5 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 56 | 87 | 152 | 92 | 71 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 207 | 33 | 28 | 94 | 68 | 77 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 168 | 259 | 369 | 369 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 59 | 64 | 115 | 295 | 369 | 53 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 61 |
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