Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 13 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29AM2.11m | 5:16PM2.23m | 5:24AM2.16m | 6:01PM2.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM1.03m | 10:52AM0.96m | 11:29PM0.99m | 11:47AM0.89m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 10 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | N 12 | — | — | N 14 | — | — | — | N 13 | — | N 10 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | W 2 | W 2 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 279 | 279 | 359 | 202 |
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