Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZST
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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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 8AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (02 Jun)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
!
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NNE
10
4
NNE
11
4
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.4
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
11
2.1
NNE
11
2
NNE
11
1.9
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.5
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3367
3924
3449
2686
2704
1967
1720
1336
1122
992
892
706
615
411
363
307
258
226
172
159
115
91
86
68
Wind (km/h)
55
NNE
35
N
25
N
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
5
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:09AM2.30m
8:38PM2.42m
8:48AM2.29m
9:17PM2.40m
9:29AM2.28m
9:57PM2.39m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.76m
2:29PM0.69m
2:57AM0.75m
3:08PM0.67m
3:39AM0.76m
3:48PM0.67m
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:12
5:12
8
6
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
18
18
16
16
10
13
17
16
17
16
14
15
12
12
14
13
12
11
12
11
12
12
12
14
16
16
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.4
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
11
2.1
NNE
11
2
NNE
11
1.9
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.5
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Energy kJ
2686
2704
1967
1720
1336
1122
992
892
706
615
411
363
307
258
226
172
159
115
91
86
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
763
559
490
31
31
14
29
12
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
11
10
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
S
3
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
14
29
11
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NNE
10
4
NNE
11
4
NNE
11
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
Energy kJ
3367
3924
3449
3
4
3
1
1
1
11
18
36
65
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
9
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
102
64
38
7
7
7
7
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
61
61
27
64
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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