Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 251 | 240 | 194 | 186 | 151 | 144 | 380 | 336 | 364 | 352 | 321 | 305 | 285 | 253 | 212 | 187 | 99 | 82 | 69 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:45PM2.59m | 6:08AM2.53m | 6:38PM2.70m | 7:03AM2.61m | 7:29PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.53m | 00:11AM0.62m | 12:33PM0.44m | 1:07AM0.52m | 1:27PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | | | | |  |  | |  | | |  | |  |  | | | | |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 12 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 153 | 251 | 240 | 194 | 186 | 151 | 144 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 99 | 82 | 69 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | N 11 | — | — | E 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 380 | 336 | 364 | 352 | 321 | 305 | 285 | 253 | 212 | 187 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 102 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 67 | 65 | 48 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
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