Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 NZST
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Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.5
N
1.8
N
2.3
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.2
N
1.8
N
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.9
NNW
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)99556959131314141313131313121212126677788888881212121212121212111111111212121111111111111111115109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)13524010614715629913918525640126128624822622923718718618720223327837259274282586494057243535431027522316716115914214016711894818110511110910477746463676748567415311796
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
40
N
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
2.23
5:35AM
2.18
6:18PM
2.30
6:23AM
2.24
7:00PM
2.38
7:08AM
2.30
7:42PM
2.45
7:53AM
2.36
8:23PM
2.52
8:38AM
2.41
9:06PM
2.57
9:23AM
2.44
9:50PM
2.60
10:10AM
2.47
10:35PM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
0.94
11:52AM
0.85
12:28AM
0.89
12:44PM
0.78
1:16AM
0.82
1:32PM
0.69
2:02AM
0.76
2:17PM
0.62
2:47AM
0.69
2:59PM
0.56
3:31AM
0.64
3:41PM
0.54
4:16AM
0.61
4:24PM
0.56
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
Sunrise------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:30-------7:30-------7:30-------7:28-----
Sunset5:19-------5:20-------5:20-------5:21-------5:21-------5:22-------5:22-------5:22---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141314141415141513141415151515151515151515151616161614141313131515141313121213141413121211111214141211111111121415141414
Feels °C (?)87878108989911111211111111121111101099101111101010111111101091011121211101099101098777881012101010
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