Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 68 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 80 | 102 | 74 | 44 | 65 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 128 | 196 | 192 | 153 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 123 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:42PM2.28m | 3:53AM2.29m | 4:39PM2.28m | 4:47AM2.24m | 5:31PM2.30m | 5:37AM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM0.89m | 10:17AM0.83m | 10:50PM0.90m | 11:05AM0.86m | 11:40PM0.90m | 11:53AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 52 | 68 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 80 | 102 | 74 | 44 | 65 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 128 | 196 | 192 | 153 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 123 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | N 7 | N 7 | S 4 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | W 6 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 39 | 59 | 63 | 14 | 21 | 248 | 217 | 186 | 122 | 78 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 80 | 78 | 22 | 0 | 44 | 264 | 132 | 80 | 80 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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