Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.4° 

Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
1.2
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
56
55
84
84
84
83
80
77
76
75
73
72
72
47
46
73
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:32PM2.33m
6:40AM2.24m
7:12PM2.40m
7:22AM2.31m
7:51PM2.47m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.92m
1:04PM0.80m
1:32AM0.85m
1:46PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
13
Feels °C
7
8
7
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
8
10
10
9
10
10
7
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