Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 06 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 11PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)--
Afternoon (06 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)111111111010101010109999913139988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)971191211178984807959444343424141302827261818181717
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
2.56
11:53AM
2.60
12:22AM
2.49
12:35PM
2.50
1:04AM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
0.51
5:47AM
0.56
6:18PM
0.57
6:31AM
0.68
7:00PM
0.66
7:18AM
0.80
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-----6:41-------6:43-------6:43--
Sunset-8:25-------8:25-------8:24------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C211916161617192323211818181920242422181716161821
Feels °C (?)171513131313162020181617171718232020161413151720
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