Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 1AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 9:58PM2.62m | 10:24AM2.64m | 10:46PM2.60m | 11:11AM2.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.50m | 4:19AM0.43m | 4:40PM0.51m | 5:05AM0.43m | 5:30PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | — | E 12 | — | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 5 | — | E 12 | — | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 336 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 73 | 161 | 73 | 202 | 202 | 162 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 202 | 202 | 202 |
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