Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.3° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
1.6
SE
5
2
SE
6
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
50
50
49
33
31
68
137
241
153
188
159
127
96
69
36
32
37
24
25
24
13
13
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:32AM2.69m
9:50PM2.75m
10:19AM2.64m
10:35PM2.67m
11:04AM2.57m
Low Tide
3:32AM0.40m
3:45PM0.39m
4:15AM0.43m
4:28PM0.49m
4:58AM0.50m
5:14PM0.61m
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rain showers
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
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light rain
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
7
5
8
6
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
12
10
7
8
7
8
9
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
12
10
Feels °C
8
8
8
10
11
10
3
-1
0
-1
0
2
5
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
6
6
5
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