Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 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
21.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
N
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)108811888881010101667777777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23172430212015151417161620169277295254230178147114927541
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
NE
5
N
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
15
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
2.40
4:15PM
2.36
4:59AM
2.44
5:23PM
2.39
6:01AM
2.52
6:25PM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
0.66
10:21AM
0.80
10:42PM
0.67
11:26AM
0.77
11:49PM
0.64
12:29PM
0.70
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise----7:03-------7:03-------7:05---
Sunset-------8:01-------8:00-------8:00
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1242---------
Temp. °C191918192121222120191919191920191919191918192020
Feels °C (?)192018192120212120191917151415141414151615182017
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