Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is

16.5°C

Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	90	88	75	71	73	67	55	43	43	41	39	38	27	36	91	119	141	206	299	331	274	271	131	111
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNE	N	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				4:41PM2.50m				5:16AM2.41m				5:35PM2.51m				6:12AM2.46m				6:25PM2.52m
Low Tide		10:40AM0.71m				11:13PM0.65m				11:37AM0.71m				00:04AM0.63m				12:29PM0.69m				00:51AM0.61m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	7:58
mm	—	—	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	2	3	—	2	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	19	17	17	17	17	18	20	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	19	20	17	16	16	14	14
Feels °C	16	16	17	19	17	17	16	16	17	18	18	17	17	17	16	15	15	16	16	15	15	14	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 10	N 15	N 15	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	90	88	75	71	73	67	55	37	40	28	28	27	21	23	6	4	4	17	20	20	20	187	131	111
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 11	NNE 6	NE 10	ENE 10	N 10	N 12	—	N 12	N 14	N 14	N 16	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	39	38	35	34	8	8	2	2	2	10	10	4	8	4	9	2	3	—	3	15	4	5	31	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 10	—	—	N 12	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 14
kJ	9	9	9	9	6	5	5	5	5	2	2	18	17	2	4	4	2	—	—	3	3	4	14	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	44	39	38	43	43	41	39	38	27	36	91	119	141	206	299	331	274	271	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	64	64	64	64	38	7	7	7	7	38	64	64	64	64	61	61	64	81	27	7	0	7	7	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Elliot Bay	Okupe Beach	Matauri Bay	Ngunguru Bar	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Ninety Mile Beach	Matauri Bay	Scott Point	Scott Point	Waipapakauri Beach	Scott Point	Taupo Bay			Daniels Reef	Ngunguru Bar	Daniels Reef	Moureeses	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	2	2	2	2	2			1	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Scott Point Northland	Shag Rock Auckland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Piha North Auckland	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tairua Bar Coromandel	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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