Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 11AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:19PM2.66m | 9:49AM2.62m | 10:01PM2.57m | 10:31AM2.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.46m | 3:59PM0.54m | 4:22AM0.52m | 4:42PM0.64m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 14 | NE 13 | SE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 202 | 202 | 66 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 211 | 279 | 359 | 359 | 66 |
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