Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (03 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (03 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (03 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, strong winds from the N by Sun night).
	Fri 3					Saturday 4								Sunday 5								Mon 6
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 6	NNW 6	N 7	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	141	177	171	171	273	247	247	247	239	187	180	172	160	116	112	110	79	76	72	71	139	263	126	54
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	N	N	NNW	N	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide		9:07AM2.33m				9:35PM2.46m				9:50AM2.34m				10:15PM2.47m				10:32AM2.34m				10:55PM2.46m
Low Tide				3:27PM0.65m				3:59AM0.73m				4:05PM0.66m				4:41AM0.72m				4:45PM0.70m				5:23AM0.72m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	5:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	6	6	2
Temp °C	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	12	12	12	14	15	14	14	13	14	11
Feels °C	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	10	8	8	9	9	10	11	12	12	9	6	7	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	N 6	NNW 6	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 7	N 6
kJ	141	177	171	171	273	247	247	247	239	187	180	172	160	116	62	33	79	76	72	71	71	49	126	54
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	E 11	E 11	NNW 6	NE 6	NE 6	N 9	N 10	—	E 10	E 10
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	112	110	25	11	8	2	2	—	49	49
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 10	NE 6	NE 6	N 10	N 9	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	23	12	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	—	—	—	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 5	N 6	NNW 6	WSW 4	WSW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	3	5	11	38	43	63	66	—	—	—	26	25	42	139	263	20	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tokatu Peninsula Northland	Tokatu Peninsula Northland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Daniels Reef Northland	Daniels Reef Northland	Daniels Reef Northland	Daniels Reef Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Papatea Bay East Cape	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Waiapu River East Cape	Waipu River Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Marsden Point Northland	Marokopa Taranaki	Ruakaka Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	4	1
Distance (km)	1	1	64	64	8	8	8	8	61	168	303	369	359	53	7	0	7	7	7	27	64	65	216	61
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Ledge	The Box	The Box	The Box	Daniels Reef	Daniels Reef	Daniels Reef	Daniels Reef	Ruakaka	Scott Point				Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Houhora Harbour Bar		Taupo Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	1				3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	1		2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	2	4	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	5	5	5
Header Global	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Umzumbe South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Batu Hiu Indonesia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	May's Point Australia	Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) Australia	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	8	7	6	5	5	8	5	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	5

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