Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
N
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
42
33
24
15
9
9
5
5
5
4
2
2
5
2
5
2
3
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:22PM2.48m
00:40AM2.50m
1:11PM2.38m
1:27AM2.39m
2:02PM2.28m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.57m
6:38PM0.71m
7:09AM0.67m
7:32PM0.82m
7:57AM0.76m
8:27PM0.90m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
10
9
8
7
8
9
9
11
10
9
9
11
11
10
10
11
10
10
9
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