Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (27 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 125 | 165 | 162 | 192 | 188 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 159 | 161 | 156 | 158 | 159 | 159 | 156 | 608 | 354 | 162 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:47AM2.24m | 5:31PM2.30m | 5:37AM2.23m | 6:16PM2.33m | 6:23AM2.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.90m | 11:05AM0.86m | 11:40PM0.90m | 11:53AM0.86m | 00:27AM0.88m | 12:41PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 125 | 165 | 162 | 192 | 188 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 159 | 161 | 156 | 158 | 159 | 159 | 156 | 608 | 354 | 162 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | N 13 |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | E 10 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 78 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 245 | — | 12 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 11 | 13 |
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