Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (16 Jun):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jun)	-	-
Afternoon (16 Jun)	1ft (0.3m)	4s
Evening (16 Jun)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 16			Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 11	N 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 11	NE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2	2	9	10	20	20	23	40	59	88	93	153	140	170	86	111	256	256	207	190	183	143	163	127
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off
High Tide			8:05PM2.77m				8:28AM2.63m				8:58PM2.79m					9:23AM2.63m				9:50PM2.78m				10:17AM2.61m
Low Tide	1:57PM0.27m				2:31AM0.39m				2:51PM0.24m					3:26AM0.38m				3:43PM0.26m				4:20AM0.41m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—
	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	14	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	14	15	13	13	13	13	12	12	14
Feels °C	9	9	10	8	9	8	8	9	11	11	11	12	12	10	9	10	10	9	10	9	9	6	8	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	N 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 11	NE 10
kJ	2	1	9	10	20	20	15	40	59	88	93	153	140	170	86	111	256	256	207	190	183	143	163	127
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 4	NNE 4	—	—	NNE 11	—	E 12	E 12	E 12	NNE 9	E 12	E 12	N 12	N 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 10	N 10
kJ	2	2	1	2	—	—	23	—	3	3	3	45	3	3	76	76	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	NE 10	E 13	E 13	E 13	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	—	—	E 12	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	1	4	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	—	—	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SSW 4	S 4	S 4
kJ	3	5	3	5	5	9	9	13	7	4	2	1	—	—	3	2	2	11	8	8	9	22	28	21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Marokopa Taranaki	Pareparea Bay Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Tokatu Peninsula Northland	Tawharanui Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	202	202	216	107	111	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Tapotupoto Bay	Henderson Bay	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	5	5	5	7	5	4	4	4	2	9	9	7	6	5	4	4	4
Header Global	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	5	4	4	5	5	9	9	7	6	5	6	6	5

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