Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.2° 

Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 3PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
Period (s)
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
209
176
202
171
143
128
91
102
96
119
83
140
147
151
161
134
93
75
103
57
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:53PM2.48m
2:23AM2.38m
2:57PM2.44m
3:26AM2.35m
4:04PM2.45m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.59m
8:29PM0.74m
8:48AM0.66m
9:34PM0.75m
9:55AM0.69m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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Temp °C
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
3
5
6
7
7
6
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
11
10
12
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