Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Issued: 12 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is

16.4°C

Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (15 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 8AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Evening (15 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 15								Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 6	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	ENE 9	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 7	SE 4	ESE 7	ESE 6	ENE 10	NE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	66	75	119	214	587	178	127	178	183	171	93	62	35	15	8	13	126	103	61	16	9	13	9	17
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	SW	S	SSE	SSE	ESE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	S	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	10:30PM2.44m				10:59AM2.48m				11:10PM2.36m				11:39AM2.40m				11:51PM2.29m				12:20PM2.31m
Low Tide			4:48AM0.58m				5:13PM0.68m				5:28AM0.64m				5:57PM0.75m				6:09AM0.71m				6:44PM0.83m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—
mm	—	—	—	2	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	16	13	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	12	11	10	9	10	12	13	14	12
Feels °C	13	13	13	10	7	8	8	7	5	4	6	7	8	10	9	8	5	3	3	4	7	10	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	ENE 10	ENE 10	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6
kJ	23	23	23	9	397	178	127	9	9	9	93	62	35	15	8	8	4	3	9	9	9	13	7	5
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	—	—	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	—	N 11	N 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	ENE 10	S 4	ENE 10	NE 10
kJ	3	3	—	—	10	9	15	—	3	3	9	9	9	9	8	4	4	3	1	1	9	1	9	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	—	—	—	N 12	N 12	—	—	—	E 15	N 11	N 11	E 14	N 11	NNE 7	—	ENE 9	N 10	N 6	E 13	N 6	ENE 10	N 17	N 17
kJ	2	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	4	2	2	4	2	5	—	8	2	1	4	1	9	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	NNW 7	W 4	W 4	NW 7	NW 7	NW 6	W 5	WSW 4	S 4	S 4	S 3	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 7	SE 4	SE 4	SSW 3	—	SSW 3
kJ	66	75	119	214	587	18	26	178	183	171	43	17	20	7	2	13	126	103	61	16	7	1	—	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Loisell's East Cape	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Forestry Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Forestry Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Whangamata Beach Coromandel	Taipa Bay Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Pakiri beach Northland	Te Arai Point Northland	Tokatu Peninsula Northland	Langs beach Northland	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Black Swamp Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	64	132	383	228	162	22	7	86	86	148	7	22	48	132	197	73	13	28	1	44	161	33	22	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Ngunguru Bar			Houhora Harbour Bar	Takou Bay	Helena Bay	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay	Ngunguru Bar		Waipu River	Takou Bay	Pataua	The Ledge	Taipa Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Waipu River	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	1			2	2	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Loisell's East Cape	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Back Strands Ireland	Asu Indonesia	Afife Portugal	Easky Left Ireland	Dolphin Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Haakgat South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Tahai Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Beach Road South Africa	Beach Road South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Tokomaru Bay New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5

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