Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 46 | 75 | 141 | 248 | 273 | 212 | 107 | 89 | 60 | 46 | 47 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:22AM2.31m | 7:51PM2.47m | 8:04AM2.37m | 8:30PM2.52m | 8:45AM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.85m | 1:46PM0.72m | 2:13AM0.78m | 2:26PM0.66m | 2:53AM0.72m | 3:04PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 39 | 212 | 107 | 89 | 60 | 46 | 47 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 11 | N 19 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 19 | E 11 | N 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 75 | 141 | 248 | 273 | — | 8 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 22 | 27 | 61 | 27 | 67 | 369 | 65 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 68 | 67 |
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