Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 11AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 12 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | NNE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 353 | 111 | 74 | 59 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04AM2.37m | 8:30PM2.52m | 8:45AM2.41m | 9:09PM2.55m | 9:27AM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.78m | 2:26PM0.66m | 2:53AM0.72m | 3:04PM0.62m | 3:33AM0.67m | 3:42PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 39 | 227 | 111 | 74 | 59 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 19 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 15 | E 10 | NNE 15 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 38 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | N 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 15 | E 10 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 6 | N 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 299 | 353 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 23 | 40 | 33 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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