Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 42 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:22PM2.48m | 00:40AM2.50m | 1:11PM2.38m | 1:27AM2.39m | 2:02PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.57m | 6:38PM0.71m | 7:09AM0.67m | 7:32PM0.82m | 7:57AM0.76m | 8:27PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 10 | — | NE 6 | E 10 | E 6 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 7 | N 8 | N 6 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | E 10 | NE 6 | N 7 | E 10 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 61 | 42 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 13 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 288 | 107 | 202 | 161 | 161 | 115 | 72 | 103 | 202 | 216 | 279 |
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