
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 7 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 8 | N 7 | E 10 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 143 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:11PM2.38m | 1:27AM2.39m | 2:02PM2.28m | 2:18AM2.28m | 3:01PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM0.67m | 7:32PM0.82m | 7:57AM0.76m | 8:27PM0.90m | 8:46AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 8 | N 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 10 | N 8 | — | — | E 6 | N 7 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 10 | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | N 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
— | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 46 | 143 | 160 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 202 | 202 | 162 | 161 | 115 | 72 | 72 | 103 | 369 | 216 | 279 | 279 | 102 | 67 | 66 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 8 |
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