Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 1AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 50 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 94 | 112 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:11PM2.46m | 7:42AM2.49m | 7:58PM2.53m | 8:28AM2.59m | 8:46PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM0.69m | 1:33AM0.56m | 1:59PM0.58m | 2:20AM0.46m | 2:46PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 5 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | E 11 | N 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 48 | 50 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 94 | 112 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 202 | 202 | 103 | 202 | 202 | 256 | 370 | 371 | 22 | 22 | 102 | 102 | 378 | 469 | 547 | 86 | 7 | 0 |
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