Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.2° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
185
187
153
146
145
153
212
240
194
186
177
180
330
361
364
337
305
276
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:45PM2.47m
5:07AM2.44m
5:45PM2.59m
6:08AM2.53m
6:38PM2.70m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.71m
11:32AM0.53m
00:11AM0.62m
12:33PM0.44m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
6
12
3
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
Feels °C
13
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
10
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