Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 4AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 205 | 200 | 333 | 337 | 287 | 428 | 534 | 516 | 455 | 273 | 163 | 104 | 60 | 58 | 92 | 71 | 73 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:37PM2.43m | 11:58AM2.32m | 00:22AM2.41m | 12:45PM2.30m | 1:10AM2.38m | 1:38PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.72m | 6:16PM0.80m | 6:56AM0.71m | 7:12PM0.84m | 7:48AM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | E 10 | E 10 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 337 | 29 | 30 | — | 516 | 455 | 273 | 163 | 104 | 60 | 48 | 92 | 71 | 73 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 18 | E 10 | N 18 | — | — | N 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 30 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 8 | N 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 55 | 58 | 10 | 22 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 |
| kJ | 230 | 205 | 200 | 333 | 319 | 287 | 428 | 534 | 30 | 70 | 47 | 107 | 44 | 22 | 28 | 61 | 52 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 48 | 72 | 115 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 44 |
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