Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 42 | 47 | 49 | 77 | 89 | 116 | 148 | 167 | 183 | 200 | 285 | 684 | 790 | 549 | 367 | 235 | 140 | 107 | 67 | 78 | 69 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:57AM2.34m | 7:21PM2.50m | 7:39AM2.43m | 8:01PM2.56m | 8:21AM2.50m | 8:42PM2.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.82m | 1:18PM0.71m | 1:43AM0.73m | 1:59PM0.63m | 2:24AM0.64m | 2:38PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | N 7 | E 13 | E 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 200 | 3 | 3 | 790 | 549 | 367 | 235 | 140 | 107 | 67 | 78 | 69 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 10 | NE 9 | E 5 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 17 | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 8 | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 20 | 42 | 47 | 49 | 77 | 89 | 116 | 148 | 167 | 183 | — | 285 | 684 | — | 43 | 69 | 76 | 56 | 40 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 256 | 370 | 279 | 279 | 102 | 102 | 64 | 7 | 64 | 64 | 44 | 11 | 78 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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