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Tawharanui Surf Forecast
/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /
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Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 28 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.4° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 137 | 135 | 132 | 105 | 94 | 92 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:26PM 2.34 | 1:47AM 2.22 | 2:16PM 2.34 | 2:39AM 2.24 | 3:11PM 2.36 | 3:39AM 2.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:04PM 0.79 | 8:13AM 0.83 | 8:56PM 0.76 | 9:13AM 0.83 | 9:50PM 0.70 | 10:15AM 0.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
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