Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 26 | 45 | 110 | 212 | 187 | 204 | 202 | 93 | 66 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:01PM2.21m | 3:13AM2.20m | 4:03PM2.19m | 4:11AM2.15m | 5:00PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.85m | 9:21PM0.96m | 9:37AM0.92m | 10:15PM0.98m | 10:30AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 93 | 66 | 27 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 7 | — | ENE 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | SW 3 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | — | 25 | 86 | — | 38 | 39 | 41 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 26 | 45 | 110 | 212 | 187 | 204 | 202 | 60 | 113 | 147 | 154 | 98 | 66 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 337 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 264 | 118 | 272 | 336 | 264 | 112 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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