Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 11AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:39AM2.61m | 9:58PM2.62m | 10:24AM2.64m | 10:46PM2.60m | 11:11AM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.47m | 3:55PM0.50m | 4:19AM0.43m | 4:40PM0.51m | 5:05AM0.43m | 5:30PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | N 6 | N 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | E 12 | N 5 | N 5 | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | N 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | N 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | NE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 131 | 122 | 131 | 336 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 73 | 161 | 115 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 102 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 |
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