Tawharanui Surf Break

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
58
44
89
92
92
125
165
162
192
188
153
153
123
156
128
159
159
159
159
159
156
125
388
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:39PM2.28m
4:47AM2.24m
5:31PM2.30m
5:37AM2.23m
6:16PM2.33m
6:23AM2.23m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.90m
11:05AM0.86m
11:40PM0.90m
11:53AM0.86m
00:27AM0.88m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
11
11
12
11
11
11
14
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
15
14
13
11
12
Feels °C
4
2
4
7
7
7
7
10
12
11
10
10
9
10
10
12
12
14
12
12
10
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
57
58
44
89
92
92
125
165
162
192
188
153
153
123
156
128
159
159
159
159
159
156
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
33
33
12
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
5
1.5
S
5
1
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
207
156
134
46
16
9
9
9
6
5
8
12
18
14
7
6
2
1
2
3
12
51
388
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
Distance (km)
132
211
89
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
11
72
72
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
4
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
7
7
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
6
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