Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 287 | 329 | 518 | 437 | 422 | 341 | 256 | 157 | 128 | 108 | 132 | 112 | 81 | 81 | 65 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 44 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:39AM2.43m | 8:01PM2.56m | 8:21AM2.50m | 8:42PM2.60m | 9:03AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.63m | 2:24AM0.64m | 2:38PM0.58m | 3:04AM0.58m | 3:18PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 269 | 287 | 259 | 395 | 437 | 422 | 341 | 256 | 157 | 128 | 108 | 132 | 112 | 81 | 81 | 65 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 44 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 329 | 518 | 23 | 50 | 78 | 69 | 56 | 52 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 39 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 83 | 80 | 189 | 112 | 162 | 112 | 22 | 98 | 78 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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