Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
NE
18
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
16
0.2
E
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
12
7
5
5
4
4
10
4
4
4
9
9
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
11:59PM2.47m
12:24PM2.39m
00:49AM2.42m
1:18PM2.36m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.75m
6:28AM0.65m
6:50PM0.80m
7:21AM0.65m
7:52PM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
10
9
9
Feels °C
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
6
7
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