Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
16
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
121
134
145
98
82
60
41
27
25
15
15
11
10
9
8
9
10
9
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:21PM2.41m
3:47AM2.37m
4:28PM2.49m
4:54AM2.43m
5:26PM2.59m
Low Tide
9:51PM0.78m
10:15AM0.65m
10:56PM0.71m
11:19AM0.59m
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
12
11
10
11
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
8
10
10
7
5
6
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
11
11
11
11
9
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