Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 04 May 2026 NZST
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Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
NE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
61
75
121
132
102
143
143
169
185
161
123
104
109
116
85
99
112
108
142
168
220
225
220
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:04PM2.45m
9:13AM2.33m
9:42PM2.41m
9:52AM2.29m
10:21PM2.35m
10:33AM2.25m
Low Tide
2:53PM0.64m
3:18AM0.70m
3:31PM0.65m
3:59AM0.74m
4:11PM0.67m
4:43AM0.78m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:30
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
13
13
12
13
14
12
13
13
13
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.9
NE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
8
0.1
N
10
1
NE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
102
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
26
11
2
108
2
2
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
2
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.4
E
3
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.8
NNE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
Energy kJ
61
61
75
121
132
3
143
143
169
185
161
123
104
109
116
85
99
112
56
142
168
220
225
220
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
67
64
64
64
64
64
64
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Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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