Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is

15.0° C

Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	5s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Evening (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	N 5	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	NE 10	E 10	E 13	E 14	E 15	E 19	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 17	E 17	E 17	E 16	E 16	E 15
Wave Graph
kJ	7	8	4	10	9	9	9	8	8	4	4	4	16	17	28	26	56	96	94	92	89	81	78	74
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			7:18AM2.60m				7:48PM2.77m				8:12AM2.65m				8:39PM2.81m					9:05AM2.67m				9:30PM2.81m
Low Tide	1:22AM0.49m				1:43PM0.31m				2:17AM0.42m				2:36PM0.26m					3:09AM0.39m				3:24PM0.27m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	5:24
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	14	16	14	13	13	13	12	13	15	14	13	12	12
Feels °C	12	12	12	13	14	12	13	11	11	11	10	12	14	12	10	10	9	9	10	11	10	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 4	N 4	E 10	N 4	NE 10	E 10	E 13	E 14	E 15	E 14	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 17	E 17	E 17	E 16	E 16	E 15
kJ	7	7	4	2	2	2	1	8	1	4	2	3	16	17	15	26	56	96	94	92	89	81	78	74
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	NE 10	NE 4	NNE 4	E 11	E 11	NE 4	E 10	E 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 10	NE 10	E 19	E 14	NE 9	—	—	—	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	N 10
kJ	2	8	4	1	2	9	9	1	8	2	4	4	2	4	28	15	3	—	—	—	3	4	4	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	E 10	E 12	E 11	NE 4	NE 4	NE 10	NE 10	NE 4	—	E 10	NE 10	E 10	NE 9	NE 9	—	NE 9	NE 9	NE 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	4	2	10	9	1	1	4	4	1	—	2	4	2	3	3	—	3	3	4	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 2	WSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	4	2	1	2	3	3	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	Forestry Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	161	103	168	256	280	202	202	202	208	202	60	59	59	22	13	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Twilight Beach	Scott Point	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Matauri Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	1	1	4	1	1	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	6	7	6	5	7	5	4	4	5	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	7	4	4
Header Global	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

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