Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 4AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 52 | 41 | 54 | 39 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 43 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:42PM2.60m | 9:03AM2.54m | 9:24PM2.61m | 9:46AM2.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.58m | 3:18PM0.56m | 3:46AM0.54m | 3:59PM0.58m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 77 | 52 | 41 | 54 | 39 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 43 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 5 | — | N 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 37 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 40 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 112 | 112 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland | |||||||||||||||||
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