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Tawharanui Surf Forecast
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Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 103 | 168 | 86 | 57 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 70 | 53 | 77 | 83 | 84 | 109 | 130 | 154 | 214 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:15PM 2.43 | 4:40AM 2.36 | 5:11PM 2.49 | 5:37AM 2.41 | 6:00PM 2.55 | 6:28AM 2.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:45PM 0.79 | 11:07AM 0.73 | 11:41PM 0.74 | 12:01PM 0.68 | 12:30AM 0.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland
Offshore wind has become very light (light winds from the W at Auckland 36 km from Tawharanui). Surf should be turning clean at Tawharanui. A 0.7m windswell from the NNW- Offshore wind has become very light (light winds from the SW at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station 30 km from Tauranga Bay). Surf should be turning clean at Tauranga Bay. 0.8m 6s windswell from the NNW with a 0.2m 10s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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