Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 22 | 42 | 84 | 94 | 141 | 214 | 444 | 168 | 124 | 191 | 183 | 185 | 111 | 60 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 10:30PM2.44m | 10:59AM2.48m | 11:10PM2.36m | 11:39AM2.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM0.61m | 4:48AM0.58m | 5:13PM0.68m | 5:28AM0.64m | 5:57PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 308 | 168 | 124 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 111 | 60 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 14 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 13 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 15 | — | E 15 | N 11 | — | E 14 | N 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 21 | 42 | 84 | 94 | 141 | 214 | 444 | 33 | 20 | 191 | 183 | 185 | 51 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 389 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 64 | 132 | 160 | 243 | 349 | 22 | 7 | 127 | 216 | 161 | 22 | 13 | 78 | 59 |
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