Tawharanui Surf Break

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Issued: 11 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
16.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (25 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, near gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
1.3
N
7
1
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
100
52
68
55
55
57
57
60
78
71
52
58
65
66
66
92
123
149
149
156
159
125
123
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
25
SSW
35
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
15
W
35
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:42PM2.28m
3:53AM2.29m
4:39PM2.28m
4:47AM2.24m
5:31PM2.30m
5:37AM2.23m
Low Tide
9:29AM0.77m
9:59PM0.89m
10:17AM0.83m
10:50PM0.90m
11:05AM0.86m
11:40PM0.90m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
2
9
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
12
14
15
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
13
12
9
6
3
4
8
4
3
0
-1
-1
2
5
8
7
8
9
10
9
10
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
7
1
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
163
100
52
68
55
55
57
57
60
78
71
52
58
65
66
66
92
123
149
149
156
159
125
123
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.4
SW
5
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
80
73
35
24
8
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
8
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
29
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.3
SW
4
1.1
WSW
5
0.8
W
4
1.1
S
4
1.9
S
6
2.1
S
6
1.9
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
5
1.3
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
3
16
44
65
54
22
36
216
312
221
181
105
88
24
10
9
18
11
11
10
9
9
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
1
80
80
80
22
0
80
211
115
80
80
80
80
13
13
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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