Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
2.2
N
1.9
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.2
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)88777777612121212127777777666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)93889162574565444250505048484143892422461389270544029
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
5
N
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSE
0
SW
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
2.35
4:40AM
2.45
5:07PM
2.38
5:40AM
2.51
6:08PM
2.44
6:31AM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
0.77
10:30PM
0.71
11:11AM
0.74
11:34PM
0.69
12:09PM
0.69
12:31AM
0.65
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--------7:30-------7:31-------
Sunset---7:21-------7:20-------7:17----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------221--------
Temp. °C192021212019191919202120212020192021222019181716
Feels °C (?)212122232220212120202120211817161819201818151111
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