Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.7° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 4AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.5
N
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
170
198
232
261
246
221
418
509
316
197
140
113
92
86
70
106
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
15
SE
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:21PM2.50m
7:39AM2.43m
8:01PM2.56m
8:21AM2.50m
8:42PM2.60m
Low Tide
1:43AM0.73m
1:59PM0.63m
2:24AM0.64m
2:38PM0.58m
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
 mm
1
1
2
4
5
12
16
4
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
11
12
12
13
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
9
8
4
5
5
5
8
8
6
6
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