Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.0° 

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


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 3PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
10
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.1
N
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
17
13
28
32
30
42
56
75
81
74
84
39
29
15
9
6
11
9
9
9
8
8
4
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
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
2:17AM0.42m
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clear
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clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
13
14
14
12
12
11
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
10
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