Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 1AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.9
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
31
77
120
102
71
56
31
22
16
10
9
5
5
5
5
3
3
2
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:53PM2.61m
12:22PM2.48m
00:40AM2.50m
1:11PM2.38m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.58m
6:21AM0.57m
6:38PM0.71m
7:09AM0.67m
7:32PM0.82m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
14
14
13
14
Feels °C
11
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
11
10
9
10
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