Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 1AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NNE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:28PM2.49m | 4:54AM2.43m | 5:26PM2.59m | 5:53AM2.53m | 6:18PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.71m | 11:19AM0.59m | 11:55PM0.62m | 12:17PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 16 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 16 | S 3 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 6 | NNE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | NE 17 | — | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 6 | — | NE 17 | N 5 | — | — | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | — | 12 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 25 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 22 | 115 | 66 | 22 | 22 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 0 |
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