Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.1°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 8AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
27
46
54
40
30
33
17
10
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:28AM2.13m
3:21PM2.13m
3:28AM2.09m
4:24PM2.16m
4:29AM2.11m
5:16PM2.23m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.96m
9:38PM1.03m
9:53AM0.98m
10:35PM1.03m
10:52AM0.96m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:53
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
15
16
14
12
12
13
13
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
9
10
10
8
7
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
11
10
10
9
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