Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (05 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 71 | 97 | 220 | 467 | 585 | 857 | 469 | 308 | 306 | 270 | 287 | 462 | 890 | 819 | 742 | 790 | 554 | 506 | 393 | 284 | 171 | 130 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:55PM2.46m | 11:14AM2.33m | 11:37PM2.43m | 11:58AM2.32m | 00:22AM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.70m | 5:23AM0.72m | 5:27PM0.75m | 6:08AM0.72m | 6:16PM0.80m | 6:56AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 71 | 71 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 69 | 29 | 27 | 377 | 554 | 506 | 393 | 284 | 171 | 116 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 72 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 88 | 130 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 50 | 97 | 220 | 467 | 585 | 857 | 469 | 308 | 306 | 270 | 287 | 462 | 890 | 819 | 742 | 790 | 86 | 135 | 125 | 188 | 190 | 133 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 38 | 67 | 294 | 65 | 369 | 65 | 65 | 86 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 115 | 64 | 110 | 115 | 72 | 115 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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