Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 11PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 441 | 385 | 326 | 229 | 211 | 167 | 125 | 105 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 46 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38PM2.70m | 7:03AM2.61m | 7:29PM2.78m | 7:54AM2.67m | 8:17PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.44m | 1:07AM0.52m | 1:27PM0.36m | 1:58AM0.45m | 2:16PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | — | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 21 | 211 | 167 | 125 | 105 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 46 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 14 | — | N 12 | — | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 16 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 10 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | E 16 | E 16 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 441 | 385 | 326 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 64 | 64 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
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