Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
36
36
23
23
23
24
26
27
26
26
25
24
24
23
24
25
24
25
16
15
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:26AM2.58m
7:39PM2.64m
8:12AM2.62m
8:24PM2.63m
8:56AM2.63m
9:07PM2.58m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.55m
2:07AM0.51m
2:28PM0.53m
2:49AM0.49m
3:10PM0.53m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:45
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6:43
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6:41
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7:30
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7:31
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1
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1
2
3
2
3
1
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Temp °C
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
17
19
20
17
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
15
16
17
17
14
14
16
15
13
12
11
13
15
17
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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