Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 4AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
55
53
49
48
51
52
53
53
54
53
53
53
53
54
55
55
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:06AM2.15m
5:49PM2.26m
5:55AM2.19m
6:32PM2.33m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.99m
11:24AM0.94m
00:00AM0.96m
12:17PM0.88m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
8
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
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