Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 10AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | N 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 14 | NE 14 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 49 | 51 | 68 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:47AM2.32m | 1:20PM2.25m | 1:35AM2.21m | 2:15PM2.16m | 2:28AM2.13m | 3:21PM2.13m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM0.81m | 7:47PM0.93m | 8:03AM0.90m | 8:42PM0.99m | 8:56AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | N 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | N 16 | N 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | E 14 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | N 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 2 | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 49 | 51 | 68 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 131 | 279 | 279 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 372 | 372 | 369 | 78 | 13 |
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