Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 308 | 438 | 497 | 470 | 385 | 256 | 142 | 173 | 134 | 126 | 88 | 79 | 65 | 54 | 53 | 41 | 46 | 46 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:01PM2.56m | 8:21AM2.50m | 8:42PM2.60m | 9:03AM2.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.63m | 2:24AM0.64m | 2:38PM0.58m | 3:04AM0.58m | 3:18PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 13 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 497 | 470 | 385 | 256 | 142 | 173 | 134 | 126 | 88 | 79 | 65 | 54 | 53 | 41 | 46 | 46 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | N 8 | E 12 | — | NE 10 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 136 | 82 | 3 | — | 16 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 308 | 438 | 2 | 42 | 84 | 78 | 61 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 52 | 43 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 80 | 184 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 22 | 92 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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