Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 4PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 70 | 54 | 57 | 66 | 93 | 147 | 119 | 121 | 130 | 133 | 137 | 106 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:04PM2.45m | 4:33AM2.37m | 5:07PM2.51m | 5:37AM2.43m | 6:03PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.69m | 10:38PM0.73m | 11:00AM0.68m | 11:38PM0.68m | 12:01PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 70 | 54 | 57 | 66 | 93 | 147 | 119 | 121 | 130 | 133 | 137 | 106 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 12 | — | N 10 | N 15 | N 15 | N 11 | N 11 | SSW 3 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 82 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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