Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
496
407
329
298
260
219
187
185
157
153
146
145
153
230
240
243
249
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:59AM2.37m
4:45PM2.47m
5:07AM2.44m
5:45PM2.59m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.78m
10:25AM0.60m
11:08PM0.71m
11:32AM0.53m
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
 mm
14
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
12
14
15
14
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
9
8
10
13
12
11
10
10
9
10
10
11
9
10
9
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