Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 2PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NNW 6 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 60 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 35 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:03PM2.19m | 4:11AM2.15m | 5:00PM2.21m | 5:06AM2.15m | 5:49PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.92m | 10:15PM0.98m | 10:30AM0.95m | 11:09PM0.99m | 11:24AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 72 | 60 | 26 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | SSW 3 | E 15 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 38 | 39 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | E 18 | E 18 | NW 5 | E 16 | E 16 | N 7 | N 6 | E 15 | E 11 | — | — | ESE 3 | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 74 | 80 | 127 | 123 | 85 | 53 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 92 | 127 | 264 | 272 | 336 | 112 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
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