Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 4PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
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)
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
3
5
10
9
6
8
16
26
26
25
24
22
13
15
17
17
16
15
14
6
Wind (km/h)
30
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:48AM2.47m
00:02AM2.44m
12:32PM2.36m
00:47AM2.32m
1:20PM2.25m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.73m
6:26AM0.70m
6:53PM0.84m
7:13AM0.81m
7:47PM0.93m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
2
4
6
7
6
8
7
7
6
7
10
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
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