Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.0° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 11AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
NE
4
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
263
96
96
71
70
67
65
44
43
43
27
27
28
28
16
16
9
14
17
20
28
42
53
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:08AM2.36m
3:53PM2.36m
4:14AM2.39m
5:01PM2.47m
5:20AM2.46m
6:01PM2.59m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.60m
10:18PM0.75m
10:41AM0.54m
11:22PM0.67m
11:44AM0.46m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
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