Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is

14.9°C

Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 1PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Evening (10 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).
	Thursday 10							Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NNE 15	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 13	NNE 13	ENE 9	ENE 9	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	12	12	30	32	31	32	31	30	27	21	20	20	18	25	24	24	17	17	8	8	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		5:53AM2.53m					6:18PM2.68m				6:46AM2.61m				7:06PM2.74m				7:35AM2.66m				7:51PM2.75m
Low Tide					12:17PM0.51m				00:47AM0.53m				1:07PM0.44m				1:35AM0.47m				1:53PM0.41m


	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	13	15	15	14	13	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	12
Feels °C	8	8	10	11	11	11	10	5	5	7	6	4	5	6	7	6	6	5	4	5	7	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	N 5	NNW 5	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 13	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12
kJ	10	9	8	9	9	12	12	12	9	14	14	14	8	25	7	8	8	8	8	8	15	15	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	N 3	NE 14	NE 14	ENE 8	NNW 5	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 13	ENE 8	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 13	NNE 13	NE 12	NE 12	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	7	7	30	32	31	1	31	30	6	5	20	20	18	7	24	24	17	17	6	6	8	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 17	NE 18	—	—	NE 16	NE 14	NE 16	ENE 8	NE 13	NNE 15	ENE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NNE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	N 16
kJ	12	12	—	—	10	32	10	6	27	21	16	6	7	18	18	17	6	6	7	7	6	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WNW 2	NW 3	—	N 4	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4
kJ	—	—	—	1	1	—	6	5	26	21	38	46	52	42	40	44	58	62	68	62	54	42	38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Forestry Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Pakiri beach Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu Cove Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	60	22	22	22	13	0	22	13	13	0	13	67	105	13	22	22	22	22	162	162	115	48	48
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Okupe Beach	Matauri Bay	Pakiri beach	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Pakiri beach	Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Fox River West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	3	7	1	1	4	5	5	8	8	8	7	7	7	5	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	3
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Saint Leu Reunion	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	9	6	5	5	9	8	8	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	5	7	7

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