Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is

15.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (09 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	90	70	59	67	56	55	41	40	40	39	39	28	28	28	28	23	23	23	27	27	26	26	25	24
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSE	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NNW	WNW	W	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide			6:34AM2.51m				6:53PM2.62m					7:26AM2.58m				7:39PM2.64m				8:12AM2.62m				8:24PM2.63m
Low Tide	00:32AM0.61m				12:55PM0.59m					1:21AM0.55m				1:43PM0.55m				2:07AM0.51m				2:28PM0.53m


	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2
Temp °C	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	16	15	15	15	16	17	19	17	15	14
Feels °C	12	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	12	13	14	16	17	15	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	90	70	59	67	56	55	41	40	40	39	39	28	28	28	28	23	23	23	27	27	26	26	25	24
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 6	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNW 4	N 4
kJ	12	13	5	11	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	11	11	2	2	8	2	2	6	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	—	N 11	N 12	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 11	NNE 11	N 11	N 10	E 6	E 6	N 9	N 9	N 10	SE 6	—	N 10	NNE 10
kJ	2	—	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	11	9	8	3	1	2	2	2	2	—	2	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 2	ESE 3	E 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	3	1	3	3	3	4	3	7	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Tokatu Peninsula Northland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	Forestry Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Forestry Northland	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	Forestry Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Forestry Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	13	1	64	64	64	64	59	22	48	64	64	86	86	64	38	38	38	22	59	22	13	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	The Box	Scott Point	Scott Point	Whananaki Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	Okupe Beach	Okupe Beach	Okupe Beach	Okupe Beach	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Okupe Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay	Henderson Bay	Henderson Bay	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	4	5	5	1	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3
Header Global	Outside Corner Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Outside Corner Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Pascuales Mexico	Steep Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Bullies Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	9	5	9	9

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