Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 2AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.3
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
0.9
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
Period(s) (?)788888888888887151514141414151616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4595517348401030939100997895889778568340633629234851057366365967870612571471
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
2.44
10:22AM
2.34
10:50PM
2.36
11:02AM
2.27
11:30PM
2.28
11:44AM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
0.72
4:40PM
0.68
5:08AM
0.79
5:21PM
0.74
5:56AM
0.87
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:37-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset-------6:06-------6:05-------6:02
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
115572262222211125121121
Temp. °C191818181818181919202020202121212020191919191920
Feels °C (?)131212121212121414161718181920212021202121201921
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