Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, light winds from the SE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 116 | 102 | 68 | 114 | 136 | 104 | 93 | 118 | 118 | 75 | 94 | 75 | 65 | 89 | 94 | 218 | 180 | 176 | 127 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:57PM2.44m | 3:26AM2.35m | 4:04PM2.45m | 4:33AM2.37m | 5:07PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.66m | 9:34PM0.75m | 9:55AM0.69m | 10:38PM0.73m | 11:00AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 7 | NE 12 | N 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 20 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 89 | 94 | 218 | 180 | 176 | 127 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | N 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 13 | NE 13 | N 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 4 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 |
| kJ | 102 | 116 | 102 | 68 | 114 | 136 | 104 | 93 | 118 | 118 | 11 | 94 | 75 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 44 | 44 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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