Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 42 | 59 | 75 | 78 | 85 | 81 | 37 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20AM2.46m | 6:01PM2.59m | 6:21AM2.53m | 6:55PM2.70m | 7:18AM2.60m | 7:48PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.46m | 00:24AM0.58m | 12:46PM0.38m | 1:22AM0.49m | 1:43PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 37 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | E 11 | N 11 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 42 | 59 | 75 | 78 | 85 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 81 | 64 | 64 | 102 | 81 | 102 | 67 | 53 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 107 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 256 | 66 | 78 | 67 |
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