Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 3PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 13 | N 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 54 | 40 | 29 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:21PM2.13m | 3:28AM2.09m | 4:24PM2.16m | 4:29AM2.11m | 5:16PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.96m | 9:38PM1.03m | 9:53AM0.98m | 10:35PM1.03m | 10:52AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | NE 13 | E 13 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 14 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 46 | 54 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 372 | 369 | 66 | 0 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 |
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