Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.4
ENE
1.3
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)121212666666666661111116578888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48484772717864666450372819131212111380363453364256217
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
20
NNE
25
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
SE
35
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40AM
2.51
6:08PM
2.44
6:31AM
2.58
7:01PM
2.51
7:18AM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
0.69
12:09PM
0.69
12:31AM
0.65
1:01PM
0.64
1:21AM
0.60
1:47PM
0.59
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----7:31-------7:31-------7:33---
Sunset-------7:17-------7:16-------7:15
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-21---------------11----
Temp. °C191618192022222019181716171818171617181817181818
Feels °C (?)191315182020201818161211121212121316131211131415
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