Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.9°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 1PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
16
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
13
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
9
8
8
9
10
23
10
10
9
30
32
31
32
31
30
27
21
20
20
18
23
25
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
35
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:54AM2.43m
5:26PM2.59m
5:53AM2.53m
6:18PM2.68m
6:46AM2.61m
7:06PM2.74m
Low Tide
11:19AM0.59m
11:55PM0.62m
12:17PM0.51m
00:47AM0.53m
1:07PM0.44m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
2
Temp °C
11
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
13
15
15
14
11
11
11
10
10
12
14
12
13
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
7
10
11
11
10
4
4
4
2
1
4
6
5
7
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