Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | N 12 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 56 | 75 | 72 | 92 | 127 | 145 | 184 | 239 | 367 | 735 | 659 | 448 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:41PM2.42m | 6:57AM2.34m | 7:21PM2.50m | 7:39AM2.43m | 8:01PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:35PM0.80m | 1:01AM0.82m | 1:18PM0.71m | 1:43AM0.73m | 1:59PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | SE 5 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 448 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | E 5 | N 11 | NE 9 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 56 | 75 | 72 | 92 | 127 | 145 | 184 | 239 | 367 | 735 | 659 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 102 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 256 | 370 | 369 | 359 | 102 | 67 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
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