Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.5° 

Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (01 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
20
18
29
41
51
66
74
77
82
90
93
85
88
91
93
93
124
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:12AM2.45m
1:41PM2.55m
2:10AM2.41m
2:41PM2.51m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.60m
7:31AM0.55m
8:17PM0.65m
8:33AM0.63m
9:18PM0.67m
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Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
11
10
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
15
14
15
14
15
15
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