Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (04 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Sat 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 537 | 419 | 320 | 284 | 236 | 207 | 145 | 120 | 115 | 93 | 76 | 71 | 86 | 120 | 225 | 294 | 523 | 726 | 766 | 636 | 494 | 458 | 391 | 484 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:17PM2.40m | 9:29AM2.28m | 9:57PM2.39m | 10:11AM2.27m | 10:38PM2.37m | 10:54AM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.67m | 3:39AM0.76m | 3:48PM0.67m | 4:21AM0.77m | 4:27PM0.69m | 5:06AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 |
| kJ | 537 | 419 | 320 | 284 | 236 | 207 | 145 | 120 | 115 | 93 | 76 | 71 | 55 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 14 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | N 14 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 70 | 75 | 64 | 86 | 120 | 225 | 294 | 523 | 726 | 766 | 636 | 494 | 458 | 391 | 484 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 64 | 127 | 160 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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