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Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 08 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
22.0° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 Feb)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (08 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.3
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
NE
0.2
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)99139988888178881616151514141492013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)414028272618181817172321202020191717161616133131
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
2.50
1:04AM
2.39
1:17PM
2.38
1:46AM
2.29
2:00PM
2.27
2:33AM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00PM
0.66
7:18AM
0.80
7:43PM
0.76
8:09AM
0.89
8:28PM
0.85
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:46-------6:47
Sunset---8:24-------8:23-------8:22----
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202324211817161618202121202020202020212120202019
Feels °C (?)182222181715141518201920202020201919202120212120
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