Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 01 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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (01 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
11
2.1
NNE
11
2
NNE
11
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.5
NNE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
783
889
910
1094
1497
1723
1965
2263
2754
3136
2475
2295
2005
1436
1463
1214
970
857
701
612
532
439
384
360
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:29AM2.30m
8:00PM2.42m
8:09AM2.30m
8:38PM2.42m
8:48AM2.29m
9:17PM2.40m
Low Tide
1:35AM0.77m
1:48PM0.72m
2:16AM0.76m
2:29PM0.69m
2:57AM0.75m
3:08PM0.67m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:12
1
2
4
22
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
15
16
17
18
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
12
13
12
11
12
11
10
11
12
14
15
17
17
15
14
14
13
12
13
15
14
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.1
N
15
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
11
2.1
NNE
11
2
NNE
11
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.5
NNE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
20
20
4
2475
2295
2005
1436
1463
1214
970
857
701
612
532
439
384
360
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
10
1.7
N
11
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
Energy kJ
868
733
31
31
31
14
13
27
25
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.4
N
12
Energy kJ
30
29
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
11
0.7
SW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
783
889
910
1094
1497
1723
1965
2263
2754
3136
13
7
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
361
369
375
369
355
360
228
200
102
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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