Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
1
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
6
6
2
4
3
3
3
5
11
9
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
20
20
20
40
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:55AM2.69m
11:21PM2.55m
11:48AM2.65m
00:16AM2.51m
12:43PM2.60m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.34m
5:18PM0.49m
5:38AM0.38m
6:16PM0.54m
6:33AM0.46m
7:16PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:18
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6:16
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Temp °C
13
13
15
17
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
15
16
15
13
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
7
6
7
9
9
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
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