Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, near gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | 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 | 163 | 100 | 52 | 68 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 78 | 71 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 92 | 123 | 149 | 149 | 156 | 159 | 125 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:42PM2.28m | 3:53AM2.29m | 4:39PM2.28m | 4:47AM2.24m | 5:31PM2.30m | 5:37AM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM0.77m | 9:59PM0.89m | 10:17AM0.83m | 10:50PM0.90m | 11:05AM0.86m | 11:40PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 163 | 100 | 52 | 68 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 78 | 71 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 92 | 123 | 149 | 149 | 156 | 159 | 125 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSW 5 | WNW 4 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | — | W 6 | W 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 80 | 73 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 16 | 44 | 65 | 54 | 22 | 36 | 216 | 312 | 221 | 181 | 105 | 88 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 22 | 0 | 80 | 211 | 115 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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