Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 2PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 9 | N 9 | SSW 4 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | E 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:45AM2.08m | 4:34PM2.22m | 4:47AM2.15m | 5:21PM2.31m | 5:40AM2.25m | 6:05PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.95m | 10:51PM0.95m | 11:11AM0.89m | 11:40PM0.86m | 12:01PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 9 | — | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 13 | E 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 5 | — | N 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 43 | 57 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 202 | 202 | 296 | 322 | 216 | 161 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 0 | 44 | 22 | 78 | 66 | 122 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 59 | 78 | 78 | 22 |
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