Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 NZST
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Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (01 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)--
Afternoon (01 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (01 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
4
NNE
10
4
NNE
10
4
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
11
2.1
NNE
11
1.9
NNE
11
1.7
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1524
1859
2252
2602
3284
3115
3149
2872
2233
1841
1465
1409
1144
952
815
612
543
480
392
368
288
247
237
182
Wind (km/h)
45
NNE
50
NE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
15
NNW
5
N
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:00PM2.42m
8:09AM2.30m
8:38PM2.42m
8:48AM2.29m
9:17PM2.40m
9:29AM2.28m
Low Tide
1:48PM0.72m
2:16AM0.76m
2:29PM0.69m
2:57AM0.75m
3:08PM0.67m
3:39AM0.76m
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:12
1
2
6
4
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
18
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
10
10
10
10
10
16
18
15
17
15
15
15
14
12
12
14
15
13
12
12
11
12
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
11
2.1
NNE
11
1.9
NNE
11
1.7
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
2872
2233
1841
1465
1409
1144
952
815
612
543
480
392
368
288
247
237
182
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
0.4
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
502
52
31
14
13
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
30
26
25
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
4
NNE
10
4
NNE
10
4
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
11
0.4
S
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1524
1859
2252
2602
3284
3115
3149
2
1
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
355
351
360
203
102
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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