Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
14
0.6
N
3
0.8
N
4
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
7
2.2
N
7
2.3
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
10
4
4
4
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
7
8
19
42
60
121
144
202
263
515
652
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
30
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:49AM2.42m
1:18PM2.36m
1:45AM2.38m
2:22PM2.35m
2:49AM2.36m
3:35PM2.38m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.65m
7:52PM0.83m
8:18AM0.65m
8:56PM0.82m
9:20AM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
2
3
4
5
Temp °C
8
8
7
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
12
12
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
5
6
5
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
9
10
9
8
9
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