Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 2PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 126 | 154 | 140 | 225 | 474 | 337 | 232 | 135 | 176 | 215 | 138 | 127 | 84 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:09PM2.39m | 2:37AM2.34m | 3:21PM2.41m | 3:47AM2.37m | 4:28PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.66m | 8:45PM0.81m | 9:06AM0.68m | 9:51PM0.78m | 10:15AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | E 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 232 | 135 | 2 | 138 | 138 | 127 | 84 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 11 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | — | — | N 16 | NE 16 | N 16 | NE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 126 | 154 | 140 | 225 | 474 | 337 | 6 | 7 | 176 | 215 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 371 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 160 | 371 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 59 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 72 |
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