Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). 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 (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | N 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 14 | NE 14 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:20PM2.25m | 1:35AM2.21m | 2:15PM2.16m | 2:28AM2.13m | 3:21PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.93m | 8:03AM0.90m | 8:42PM0.99m | 8:56AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | N 16 | N 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 8 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | E 14 | E 9 | — | — | — | NE 13 | N 13 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 2 | WNW 3 | W 2 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 5 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 60 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 131 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 375 | 369 | 0 | 0 |
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