Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.4° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 1AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
7
7
7
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
14
26
35
36
45
56
58
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:53PM2.55m
11:17AM2.51m
11:41PM2.49m
12:07PM2.47m
Low Tide
4:44PM0.63m
5:15AM0.55m
5:36PM0.69m
6:05AM0.58m
6:35PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
14
14
14
14
16
17
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
12
13
11
11
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
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