Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 11PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
10
0.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
385
326
229
211
167
125
105
79
65
65
44
44
43
43
41
28
46
42
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
0
SSE
10
WSW
5
SW
0
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:38PM2.70m
7:03AM2.61m
7:29PM2.78m
7:54AM2.67m
8:17PM2.81m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.44m
1:07AM0.52m
1:27PM0.36m
1:58AM0.45m
2:16PM0.32m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
3
4
3
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
10
13
14
15
13
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
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