Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 09 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.9° 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 3AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Evening (09 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)912888817888161615151414141420201391818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262518181717232120202019171716161616313131275598
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
2.39
1:17PM
2.38
1:46AM
2.29
2:00PM
2.27
2:33AM
2.19
2:47PM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
0.80
7:43PM
0.76
8:09AM
0.89
8:28PM
0.85
9:02AM
0.97
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise---6:43-------6:46-------6:47----
Sunset-------8:23-------8:22-------8:22
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C181716161819202020201919202020202020191919202121
Feels °C (?)171615151819191920211919191919202122201919202020
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