
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
240 | 194 | 203 | 151 | 118 | 183 | 327 | 354 | 316 | 321 | 313 | 244 | 237 | 217 | 188 | 115 | 73 | 71 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:45PM2.59m | 6:08AM2.53m | 6:38PM2.70m | 7:03AM2.61m | 7:29PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.62m | 12:33PM0.44m | 1:07AM0.52m | 1:27PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | E 13 | — | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
240 | 194 | 203 | 151 | 118 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 12 | 73 | 71 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | N 11 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 10 | 11 | 74 | 183 | 327 | 354 | 316 | 321 | 313 | 244 | 237 | 217 | 188 | 115 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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