Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
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 kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40AM2.25m | 6:05PM2.41m | 6:27AM2.37m | 6:47PM2.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM0.86m | 12:01PM0.80m | 00:25AM0.76m | 12:46PM0.70m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 13 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 5 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 131 | 202 | 202 | 60 | 60 | 78 | 78 | 22 | 66 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
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