Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 3PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 21 | 37 | 64 | 89 | 120 | 132 | 345 | 315 | 545 | 286 | 103 | 56 | 45 | 35 | 43 | 30 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:12AM2.44m | 11:25PM2.36m | 11:54AM2.33m | 00:08AM2.26m | 12:39PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.74m | 5:45AM0.71m | 6:16PM0.84m | 6:31AM0.81m | 7:09PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 6 | NNE 7 | E 12 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 132 | 161 | 3 | 346 | 286 | 103 | 56 | 45 | 35 | 43 | 30 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | E 13 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | ESE 13 | E 13 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 12 | E 7 | E 12 | S 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 21 | 37 | 64 | 89 | 120 | — | 345 | 315 | 545 | — | 6 | 57 | 65 | 60 | 58 | 52 | 39 | 35 | 37 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 359 | 359 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 53 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 78 | 80 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 150 | 115 | 272 | 336 | 336 |
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