Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 4PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 52 | 130 | 212 | 248 | 258 | 114 | 79 | 39 | 42 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:02PM2.28m | 2:18AM2.28m | 3:01PM2.21m | 3:13AM2.20m | 4:03PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.76m | 8:27PM0.90m | 8:46AM0.85m | 9:21PM0.96m | 9:37AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 41 | 40 | 114 | 79 | 37 | 16 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 7 | — | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | — | 25 | 86 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 42 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 16 | 52 | 130 | 212 | 248 | 258 | 74 | 77 | 93 | 105 | 106 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 202 | 161 | 216 | 359 | 102 | 67 | 107 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 8 | 8 | 111 | 92 | 365 | 371 | 378 | 112 | 22 |
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