Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 4AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 23). 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 (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
17
10
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:28AM2.09m
4:24PM2.16m
4:29AM2.11m
5:16PM2.23m
Low Tide
9:38PM1.03m
9:53AM0.98m
10:35PM1.03m
10:52AM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
11
12
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
9
9
10
11
10
9
10
9
10
8
9
12
10
10
9
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