Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 31 | 24 | 181 | 0 | 208 | 185 | 157 | 122 | 68 | 51 | 36 | 42 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:50PM2.75m | 10:19AM2.64m | 10:35PM2.67m | 11:04AM2.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.39m | 4:15AM0.43m | 4:28PM0.49m | 4:58AM0.50m | 5:14PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 31 | 18 | — | — | 208 | 185 | 157 | 122 | 68 | 51 | 36 | 42 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | W 3 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 24 | 181 | 268 | 202 | 94 | 59 | 32 | 36 | 52 | 43 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 78 | 157 | 216 | 316 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 22 |
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