Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.5° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.7
SE
4
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
3
6
6
2
3
2
2
2
5
5
5
13
40
33
19
6
5
Wind (km/h)
25
W
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:38PM2.15m
3:45AM2.08m
4:34PM2.22m
4:47AM2.15m
5:21PM2.31m
Low Tide
9:57PM1.00m
10:15AM0.95m
10:51PM0.95m
11:11AM0.89m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
17
13
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
12
10
10
10
9
9
10
13
11
10
Feels °C
13
6
5
3
4
5
6
7
6
4
3
4
6
5
4
6
7
4
5
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