Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:24AM2.64m | 10:46PM2.60m | 11:11AM2.63m | 11:35PM2.55m | 12:02PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.51m | 5:05AM0.43m | 5:30PM0.56m | 5:54AM0.46m | 6:25PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 3 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 8 | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 102 | 81 | 64 | 64 | 72 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 102 | 102 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 |
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