Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 3AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | E 5 | E 5 | N 8 | N 7 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 130 | 182 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:27AM2.39m | 2:02PM2.28m | 2:18AM2.28m | 3:01PM2.21m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32PM0.82m | 7:57AM0.76m | 8:27PM0.90m | 8:46AM0.85m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | N 8 | N 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 8 | — | — | NE 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 7 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | N 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 130 | 182 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 161 | 115 | 103 | 81 | 103 | 202 | 216 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 67 | 102 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 8 |
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