Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is

16.4°C

Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	N 7	N 6	N 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	80	93	117	117	117	120	131	154	158	196	136	159	183	128	131	120	120	96	96	79	69	57	74	57
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			2:41PM2.51m				3:11AM2.38m				3:42PM2.49m					4:14AM2.38m				4:41PM2.50m				5:16AM2.41m
Low Tide	8:33AM0.63m				9:18PM0.67m				9:38AM0.69m					10:17PM0.67m				10:40AM0.71m				11:13PM0.65m


	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—
	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	17	18	17	17
Feels °C	15	14	13	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	14	14	15	17	19	18	18	17	18	18	17	18	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 9	N 8	N 7	NNE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	13	13	13	12	11	11	131	154	158	7	63	67	183	128	131	120	120	96	96	79	68	47	39	40
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 15	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 7	N 10	N 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	4	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	71	50	53	53	39	8	23	14	12	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 15	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	—	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 18	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16
kJ	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	—	—	10	2	8	9	8	7	8	8	8	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 7	N 7
kJ	80	93	117	117	117	120	—	—	—	196	136	159	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	49	69	57	74	57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Te Arai Point Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Te Arai Point Northland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Daniels Reef Northland	Daniels Reef Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	64	64	67	67	67	64	64	64	67	67	67	67	64	28	0	0	28	64	64	8	8	7	61	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Ngunguru Bar	Scott Point	Scott Point	Twilight Beach	Twilight Beach	Twilight Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Herangi Beach	The Box	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Okupe Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Charleston West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Oakura Beach Taranaki	The Box Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Piha North Auckland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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