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Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | |
783 | 889 | 910 | 1094 | 1497 | 1723 | 1965 | 2263 | 2754 | 3136 | 2475 | 2295 | 2005 | 1436 | 1463 | 1214 | 970 | 857 | 701 | 612 | 532 | 439 | 384 | 360 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:29AM2.30m | 8:00PM2.42m | 8:09AM2.30m | 8:38PM2.42m | 8:48AM2.29m | 9:17PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM0.77m | 1:48PM0.72m | 2:16AM0.76m | 2:29PM0.69m | 2:57AM0.75m | 3:08PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:12 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | N 15 | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
— | 20 | 20 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2475 | 2295 | 2005 | 1436 | 1463 | 1214 | 970 | 857 | 701 | 612 | 532 | 439 | 384 | 360 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | N 11 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 868 | — | — | 733 | — | 31 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 29 | 47 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
783 | 889 | 910 | 1094 | 1497 | 1723 | 1965 | 2263 | 2754 | 3136 | — | — | 13 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 361 | 369 | 375 | 369 | 355 | 360 | 228 | 200 | 102 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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