Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 07 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 1AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (08 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (08 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NNW
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.3
NE
0.3
NNE
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)12101112121212121211131010161512151616161616156
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2715182825252525242314162020392541424343434349369
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ENE
0
ENE
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
20
ENE
40
E
45
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:06PM
2.55
11:17AM
2.52
11:46PM
2.48
11:57AM
2.42
12:25AM
2.38
12:37PM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
0.53
5:14AM
0.61
5:38PM
0.59
5:56AM
0.70
6:17PM
0.67
6:40AM
0.80
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise------7:11-------7:11-------7:13-
Sunset-7:52-------7:50-------7:49------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C181817161615171820201817171618192120181717191919
Feels °C (?)161716151615171719191716161517182120171617161312
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