Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 1PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NNE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:54AM2.43m | 5:26PM2.59m | 5:53AM2.53m | 6:18PM2.68m | 6:46AM2.61m | 7:06PM2.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.59m | 11:55PM0.62m | 12:17PM0.51m | 00:47AM0.53m | 1:07PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 6 | NNE 15 | NE 14 | N 3 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | ENE 9 | NNE 13 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NNE 3 | NE 14 | — | — | — | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 8 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 10 | 25 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 61 | 88 | 78 | 40 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 22 | 22 | 64 | 187 | 22 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 105 | 92 | 132 | 115 | 115 | 22 | 22 |
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