Tawharanui Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (36.37° S 174.84° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 NZDT

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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 19.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (15 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

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	Saturday 15					Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	E	E	ENE	E	NE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	5	10	6
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	22	35	59	67	94	68	68	70	71	70	70	70	68	67	67	67	145	68	226	65	64	80	73	118
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)				4:15PM 2.40				4:49AM 2.29				5:08PM 2.39				5:46AM 2.31				5:57PM 2.37				6:36AM 2.35
Low Tide / height (m)		10:14AM 0.81				10:47PM 0.75				11:10AM 0.84				11:37PM 0.76				12:01PM 0.84				12:21AM 0.77

	Saturday 15					Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01
Sunset	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	18	17	15	14	13	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C (?)	13	14	14	13	12	12	10	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	15	14

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