Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
8
0.5
E
11
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
55
47
94
92
92
69
69
71
71
48
48
49
48
44
47
49
47
60
59
81
86
90
90
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:45PM2.30m
1:10AM2.38m
1:38PM2.29m
2:05AM2.36m
2:41PM2.31m
3:08AM2.36m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.71m
7:12PM0.84m
7:48AM0.69m
8:13PM0.84m
8:43AM0.65m
9:15PM0.81m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
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5:19
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
15
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
9
11
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
8
7
8
8
6
7
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