Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
260
219
185
185
187
153
146
145
153
212
240
194
186
147
118
180
330
297
253
247
210
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:45PM2.47m
5:07AM2.44m
5:45PM2.59m
6:08AM2.53m
6:38PM2.70m
Low Tide
10:25AM0.60m
11:08PM0.71m
11:32AM0.53m
00:11AM0.62m
12:33PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
2
4
Temp °C
12
14
15
14
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
12
13
11
10
11
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
7
9
9
10
9
9
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