Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 18 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 16 | E 7 | N 14 | N 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 11:59PM2.47m | 12:24PM2.39m | 00:49AM2.42m | 1:18PM2.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.75m | 6:28AM0.65m | 6:50PM0.80m | 7:21AM0.65m | 7:52PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SSE 4 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | ESE 6 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 16 | N 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 60 | 78 | 72 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 72 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 211 | 211 | 60 | 60 |
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