Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is

16.8°C

Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	4s
Evening (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	NE 8	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 14	N 6	N 6	N 14	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	55	43	43	43	37	46	60	65	62	89	103	107	61	198	225	191	153	92	77	62	62	41	40	39	38	32
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE
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-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide		5:16AM2.41m				5:35PM2.51m				6:12AM2.46m				6:25PM2.52m					7:03AM2.51m				7:12PM2.50m
Low Tide				11:37AM0.71m				00:04AM0.63m				12:29PM0.69m				00:51AM0.61m					1:17PM0.67m				1:36AM0.60m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	7:59
mm	—	—	—	1	4	1	—	1	1	4	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	19	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	19	20	19	17	16	15	15	17	19	19	19	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	17	17	18	18	18	19	17	17	15	15	14	16	17	18	17	15	14	14	16	17	17	17	16	16	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 10	N 15	N 15	NE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 6	NE 7	NE 7	N 6	N 6
kJ	55	37	39	39	28	23	22	22	14	4	4	17	57	198	225	191	143	92	77	62	62	41	23	23	38	28
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	ENE 10	N 15	N 15	NE 10	NE 10	N 10	NE 10	N 12	N 14	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 7	N 15	N 15	NE 7	N 13
kJ	2	2	2	2	10	18	17	4	4	2	4	3	16	20	20	5	14	21	20	20	23	24	17	17	23	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 11	NE 10	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 16	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 12	N 12	N 14	N 11
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	2	4	2	2	20	15	4	3	5	15	36	37	37	37	11	11	35	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	—	—	—	N 7	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 6	—	ENE 7
kJ	28	43	43	43	37	46	60	65	62	89	103	107	61	—	—	—	153	—	—	—	—	—	40	39	—	32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Orewa Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Ruakaka Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Arawhata Taranaki	Orewa Beach Auckland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	7	7	38	67	27	64	64	64	64	61	67	351	27	7	0	7	7	7	7	59	67	78	64	64	64	67
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Ninety Mile Beach	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay		Scott Point	Fairway Reef			Daniels Reef	Ngunguru Bar	Taupo Bay	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Twilight Beach	Twilight Beach	Tapuaetahi	The Box	The Box	Fairway Reef
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1		2	1			1	3	2	1	2	2	1	4	4	1	4	4	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Piha North Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	3	3	3	1	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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