Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
48
48
100
41
43
61
45
47
47
42
68
61
83
90
92
92
70
69
71
71
46
44
44
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:38PM2.29m
2:05AM2.36m
2:41PM2.31m
3:08AM2.36m
3:53PM2.36m
4:14AM2.39m
Low Tide
7:48AM0.69m
8:13PM0.84m
8:43AM0.65m
9:15PM0.81m
9:41AM0.60m
10:18PM0.75m
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clear
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
6
5
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
7
8
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
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