Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
1
E
2
E
2
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)66666111111111147888887777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6350271813131212111136353453355270235172159117117111897294
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
ESE
25
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:31AM
2.58
7:01PM
2.51
7:18AM
2.62
7:49PM
2.56
8:03AM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
0.65
1:01PM
0.64
1:21AM
0.60
1:47PM
0.59
2:06AM
0.57
2:29PM
0.56
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----7:31-------7:33-------7:33---
Sunset-------7:16-------7:15-------7:14
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C191918161718181716181717181818171817171718181717
Feels °C (?)181713111112121212161311131314131514131314141313
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