Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (24 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.6
NW
6
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
26
45
110
212
187
204
202
93
66
41
42
41
23
22
21
21
21
21
16
35
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
35
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:01PM2.21m
3:13AM2.20m
4:03PM2.19m
4:11AM2.15m
5:00PM2.21m
Low Tide
8:46AM0.85m
9:21PM0.96m
9:37AM0.92m
10:15PM0.98m
10:30AM0.95m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
14
16
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
9
11
8
8
8
5
3
2
1
2
1
2
5
6
8
7
9
6
6
5
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