Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.2° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 4PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.1
N
12
0.7
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.3
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
64
146
89
83
90
71
53
50
34
33
21
19
19
26
33
3
35
18
10
54
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
25
W
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:28AM2.59m
8:46PM2.59m
9:16AM2.66m
9:36PM2.60m
10:04AM2.69m
Low Tide
2:46PM0.50m
3:08AM0.38m
3:34PM0.45m
3:57AM0.34m
4:25PM0.45m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:46
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2
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Temp °C
17
18
17
15
13
12
12
11
15
17
17
16
14
13
13
14
17
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
14
15
15
10
9
8
8
8
12
14
11
11
9
9
8
9
11
11
11
10
10
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