Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 2PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 55 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:54AM2.67m | 8:17PM2.81m | 8:44AM2.69m | 9:04PM2.80m | 9:32AM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.45m | 2:16PM0.32m | 2:46AM0.41m | 3:01PM0.33m | 3:32AM0.40m | 3:45PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 45 | 21 | 33 | 37 | 43 | 55 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 16 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 14 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 41 | 38 | 39 | 30 | 42 | 29 | 35 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | ESE 2 | E 7 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 72 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 64 | 64 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 33 |
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