Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
7
1.2
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
171
256
206
163
123
102
69
55
47
35
28
18
17
10
6
11
6
5
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNE
10
E
20
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:54AM2.33m
00:08AM2.26m
12:39PM2.23m
00:54AM2.17m
1:31PM2.15m
Low Tide
6:16PM0.84m
6:31AM0.81m
7:09PM0.93m
7:20AM0.90m
8:04PM0.99m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
14
10
5
6
5
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
5
6
6
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