Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.5° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
8
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SE
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:11AM2.63m
11:35PM2.55m
12:02PM2.59m
00:28AM2.49m
12:55PM2.53m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.43m
5:30PM0.56m
5:54AM0.46m
6:25PM0.62m
6:47AM0.52m
7:26PM0.69m
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Temp °C
13
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14
16
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11
11
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15
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16
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14
Feels °C
11
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12
15
14
12
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10
9
9
9
12
10
8
8
7
8
8
9
12
11
10
12
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