Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.8° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
12
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
14
28
53
71
97
104
134
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:01PM2.33m
6:12AM2.25m
6:41PM2.42m
6:57AM2.34m
7:21PM2.50m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.89m
00:18AM0.92m
12:35PM0.80m
1:01AM0.82m
1:18PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
15
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
9
8
9
10
10
11
10
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