Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
8
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.5
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
130
77
55
100
94
96
69
69
71
71
50
48
48
48
41
45
64
61
55
59
81
67
74
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
25
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:22AM2.41m
12:45PM2.30m
1:10AM2.38m
1:38PM2.29m
2:05AM2.36m
2:41PM2.31m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.71m
7:12PM0.84m
7:48AM0.69m
8:13PM0.84m
8:43AM0.65m
9:15PM0.81m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
5:19
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
14
15
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
6
7
9
11
7
8
7
8
7
6
4
5
4
3
4
3
3
4
6
8
7
7
7
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