Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 14 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 68 | 80 | 106 | 126 | 122 | 135 | 80 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 1:18PM2.36m | 1:45AM2.38m | 2:22PM2.35m | 2:49AM2.36m | 3:35PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.83m | 8:18AM0.65m | 8:56PM0.82m | 9:20AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | |  | |  |  | | | |  |  | |  | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 89 | 80 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 6 | N 10 | E 12 | N 10 | — | E 8 | — | E 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 28 | 68 | 80 | 106 | 126 | 122 | 135 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 60 | 64 | 102 | 102 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 72 | 67 | 115 | 168 | 102 | 53 | 67 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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