Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 1PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | ENE 10 | N 16 | N 16 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 107 | 94 | 51 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 58 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:39AM2.40m | 11:51PM2.29m | 12:20PM2.31m | 00:34AM2.21m | 1:03PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.64m | 5:57PM0.75m | 6:09AM0.71m | 6:44PM0.83m | 6:53AM0.79m | 7:35PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 107 | 94 | 51 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | ENE 10 | W 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 6 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | S 4 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 6 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | ENE 10 | E 14 | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 10 | S 3 | N 15 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 163 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 41 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 7 | 13 | 78 | 197 | 197 | 78 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 22 | 78 | 66 | 78 | 22 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 59 | 22 |
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