Tawharanui Surf Break

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Issued: 11 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (06 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (06 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.7
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.6
N
7
2
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
789
569
295
280
247
179
163
264
509
493
443
412
351
309
234
167
63
74
73
49
48
69
69
71
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
E
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:14AM2.33m
11:37PM2.43m
11:58AM2.32m
00:22AM2.41m
12:45PM2.30m
1:10AM2.38m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.75m
6:08AM0.72m
6:16PM0.80m
6:56AM0.71m
7:12PM0.84m
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
4
9
3
3
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
Feels °C
5
6
8
7
8
9
9
7
8
10
10
9
8
6
6
5
7
8
8
6
8
8
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
1.8
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
48
31
31
33
31
31
31
30
28
443
412
351
309
234
167
63
74
73
49
48
69
69
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.4
E
10
0.2
N
12
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
NE
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
6
6
30
11
30
28
31
36
32
21
19
9
4
4
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
NE
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
12
3
106
54
28
18
10
5
6
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.7
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.6
N
7
2
N
8
1.9
N
8
0.4
E
10
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
789
569
295
280
247
179
163
264
509
493
30
23
52
85
64
50
41
30
30
26
12
7
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
5
5
1
2
4
1
4
4
5
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
369
65
132
67
67
61
111
68
65
68
68
72
44
44
44
13
11
13
13
48
13
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
5
5
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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