Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 1AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 48 | 123 | 153 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:01PM2.57m | 10:31AM2.54m | 10:43PM2.46m | 11:12AM2.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.54m | 4:22AM0.52m | 4:42PM0.64m | 5:03AM0.61m | 5:27PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 13 | — | N 10 | E 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 48 | 123 | 153 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 66 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 279 | 359 | 216 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 359 | 359 | 210 | 22 | 13 |
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