Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 66 | 72 | 85 | 106 | 139 | 111 | 108 | 93 | 72 | 54 | 50 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 23 | 7 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:28AM2.59m | 8:46PM2.59m | 9:16AM2.66m | 9:36PM2.60m | 10:04AM2.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.46m | 2:46PM0.50m | 3:08AM0.38m | 3:34PM0.45m | 3:57AM0.34m | 4:25PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | E 11 | N 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 111 | 108 | 93 | 72 | 54 | 50 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 23 | 7 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | E 11 | N 12 | — | — | E 11 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | S 3 | — | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 4 | N 12 | N 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | N 14 | — | E 13 | E 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | N 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 4 |
| kJ | 49 | 66 | 72 | 85 | 106 | 139 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 70 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 209 | 148 | 53 | 497 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 370 | 375 | 336 | 371 | 371 | 66 | 38 | 376 | 372 | 376 | 378 |
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