Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
123
102
87
71
46
46
34
17
16
16
9
7
3
4
3
3
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
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
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
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