Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 3PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 18 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 16 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:36AM2.42m | 11:59PM2.47m | 12:24PM2.39m | 00:49AM2.42m | 1:18PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.75m | 6:28AM0.65m | 6:50PM0.80m | 7:21AM0.65m | 7:52PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 18 | — | E 9 | E 9 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 16 | N 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 216 | 44 | 60 | 78 | 72 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 203 | 60 | 60 | 64 |
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