Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
16
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
93
56
28
18
11
18
18
10
10
7
6
10
6
8
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
10
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:27AM2.44m
9:49PM2.55m
10:09AM2.45m
10:31PM2.54m
10:52AM2.44m
Low Tide
3:33AM0.67m
3:42PM0.62m
4:13AM0.64m
4:21PM0.64m
4:55AM0.63m
5:04PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
8
10
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
10
9
Feels °C
5
3
3
4
7
8
8
8
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
4
2
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