Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (26 Mar)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (26 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NNE
4.5
NNE
4
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.2
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)888899910101010101099988888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71990310531502212822472607298532713544291722331657167011981077830639346282210204160138
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
40
NE
45
ENE
45
ENE
55
ENE
55
NE
55
NE
55
NE
50
NE
50
NE
40
NNE
30
N
25
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
0
S
0
W
0
W
0
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
2.53
1:55PM
2.43
2:27AM
2.46
2:56PM
2.37
3:34AM
2.43
4:02PM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
0.53
8:00AM
0.71
8:18PM
0.62
9:04AM
0.75
9:23PM
0.68
10:09AM
0.77
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----7:26-------7:28-------7:28---
Sunset-------7:23-------7:22-------7:21
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
4510610913941142-----------
Temp. °C181817181818181918181920202223222020191920212122
Feels °C (?)121210111010101110101418182322222223222123232224
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