Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.3
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.1
E
0.9
N
1.1
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)88888891515141414151616161515141515141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1275102794166938323819034850667286988198415111667160615061108951948886789724722
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
2.36
11:02AM
2.27
11:30PM
2.28
11:44AM
2.20
12:14AM
2.21
12:29PM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
0.79
5:21PM
0.74
5:56AM
0.87
6:06PM
0.82
6:49AM
0.93
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:41---
Sunset-------6:05-------6:02-------6:01
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
33222-------------------
Temp. °C192020212122222119181817181920191918181818191919
Feels °C (?)141516192124232220181817181921212018181717181817
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