Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.2° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, light winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
116
102
68
114
136
104
93
118
118
75
94
75
65
89
94
218
180
176
127
125
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
off
off
off
High Tide
2:57PM2.44m
3:26AM2.35m
4:04PM2.45m
4:33AM2.37m
5:07PM2.51m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.66m
9:34PM0.75m
9:55AM0.69m
10:38PM0.73m
11:00AM0.68m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
13
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
5
7
7
8
8
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
11
11
9
11
14
14
13
11
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