Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 52 | 38 | 38 | 63 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:17PM2.81m | 8:44AM2.69m | 9:04PM2.80m | 9:32AM2.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.41m | 3:01PM0.33m | 3:32AM0.40m | 3:45PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 74 | 52 | 38 | 35 | 63 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | N 6 | N 6 | SE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 37 | 29 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 8 | E 14 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | ENE 10 | E 8 | NE 9 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 14 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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