Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 2AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:18PM2.68m | 6:46AM2.61m | 7:06PM2.74m | 7:35AM2.66m | 7:51PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.51m | 00:47AM0.53m | 1:07PM0.44m | 1:35AM0.47m | 1:53PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | N 3 | NE 9 | NE 14 | ENE 8 | NNW 5 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 8 | NE 13 | NNE 15 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | NNW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 31 | 28 | 37 | 34 | 49 | 68 | 54 | 36 | 31 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 60 | 105 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 162 | 152 | 115 | 115 | 48 | 22 |
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