Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 35 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:11AM2.15m | 5:00PM2.21m | 5:06AM2.15m | 5:49PM2.26m | 5:55AM2.19m | 6:32PM2.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.95m | 11:09PM0.99m | 11:24AM0.94m | 00:00AM0.96m | 12:17PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 35 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 7 | WSW 3 | E 15 | NNW 6 | E 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 11 | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | N 7 | N 7 | E 15 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | S 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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