Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 3PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
123
101
74
56
40
31
15
9
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
15
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
10:46AM2.62m
11:07PM2.71m
11:34AM2.56m
11:53PM2.61m
12:22PM2.48m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.44m
5:34AM0.49m
5:46PM0.58m
6:21AM0.57m
6:38PM0.71m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
11
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
9
6
6
7
7
8
9
10
11
8
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