Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 54 | 39 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 44 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
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-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:03AM2.54m | 9:24PM2.61m | 9:46AM2.55m | 10:07PM2.59m | 10:30AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.58m | 3:18PM0.56m | 3:46AM0.54m | 3:59PM0.58m | 4:29AM0.53m | 4:44PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 54 | 39 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 44 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | N 7 | — | — | NW 5 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 40 | 37 | 28 | 24 | 34 | 35 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 98 | 112 | 112 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | 107 | 183 | 183 | 202 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 359 |
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