Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 43 | 84 | 92 | 144 | 190 | 471 | 206 | 121 | 106 | 171 | 9 | 99 | 52 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:19AM2.56m | 10:30PM2.44m | 10:59AM2.48m | 11:10PM2.36m | 11:39AM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09AM0.53m | 4:31PM0.61m | 4:48AM0.58m | 5:13PM0.68m | 5:28AM0.64m | 5:57PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 206 | 121 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 99 | 52 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | E 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | E 14 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 20 | 43 | 84 | 92 | 144 | 190 | 471 | 27 | 27 | 106 | 171 | 243 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 38 | 389 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 64 | 102 | 138 | 467 | 183 | 386 | 7 | 86 | 187 | 150 | 22 | 48 | 78 | 59 | 197 | 216 |
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