Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.1° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
51
55
78
93
137
141
154
161
136
137
125
120
103
99
94
90
55
69
51
50
48
39
57
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:33AM2.37m
5:07PM2.51m
5:37AM2.43m
6:03PM2.57m
6:34AM2.51m
6:53PM2.62m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.73m
11:00AM0.68m
11:38PM0.68m
12:01PM0.64m
00:32AM0.61m
12:55PM0.59m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
11
13
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
15
17
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
9
10
15
13
11
11
12
10
11
13
15
17
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
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