Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 8PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:21PM2.31m | 5:40AM2.25m | 6:05PM2.41m | 6:27AM2.37m | 6:47PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.89m | 11:40PM0.86m | 12:01PM0.80m | 00:25AM0.76m | 12:46PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 13 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 43 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 5 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 59 | 78 | 66 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 60 | 59 | 78 | 78 | 22 | 66 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
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