Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 159 | 159 | 161 | 159 | 198 | 159 | 172 | 331 | 850 | 244 | 202 | 380 | 153 | 426 | 371 | 369 | 284 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:37AM2.23m | 6:16PM2.33m | 6:23AM2.23m | 6:57PM2.36m | 7:05AM2.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM0.90m | 11:53AM0.86m | 00:27AM0.88m | 12:41PM0.83m | 1:12AM0.86m | 1:26PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | — | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | N 12 |
| kJ | 192 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 159 | 159 | 161 | 159 | 198 | 159 | 172 | — | 363 | 244 | 202 | 3 | 153 | 426 | 371 | 369 | — | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | — | SE 3 | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 14 | 21 | 331 | 850 | 10 | 28 | 380 | 88 | 341 | — | — | 284 | 279 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 48 | 72 | 64 | 64 | 13 | 48 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 13 |
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