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Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 07 Dec 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
20.7° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 07). 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 (07 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 85 | 69 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 38 | 65 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 58 | 32 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | off | off | off | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:31AM 2.77 | 9:55PM 2.61 | 10:24AM 2.75 | 10:49PM 2.58 | 11:16AM 2.70 | 11:42PM 2.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:23AM 0.26 | 3:58PM 0.40 | 4:16AM 0.27 | 4:52PM 0.42 | 5:08AM 0.32 | 5:45PM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
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