Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
N
0.5
E
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
N
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101410141313131313131312121313131512455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1007171706145595655545453525149512928533825308078
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
0
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
0
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
E
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:16PM
2.62
9:37AM
2.69
10:02PM
2.67
10:24AM
2.69
10:50PM
2.68
11:13AM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:33AM
0.46
3:59PM
0.41
4:18AM
0.45
4:45PM
0.38
5:06AM
0.48
5:33PM
0.40
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----7:22-------7:24-------7:24---
Sunset-------7:31-------7:30-------7:29
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C171616161718192019181818181920191919191819191918
Feels °C (?)161516171817182020201918181819192020201818161614
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