Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is

16.0°C

Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (12 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 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	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 5	N 6
Wave Graph
kJ	24	24	24	25	25	26	25	15	15	15	18	18	19	20	21	21	22	22	21	21	22	22	43	62
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on
High Tide				8:56AM2.63m				9:07PM2.58m				9:38AM2.61m				9:49PM2.52m					10:19AM2.56m
Low Tide		2:49AM0.49m				3:10PM0.53m				3:30AM0.50m				3:51PM0.56m					4:09AM0.53m				4:31PM0.61m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	19	19	18	16	16	16	15	17	19	19	18	15	15	14	15	17	18	19	18	17
Feels °C	14	15	15	14	17	18	17	15	15	15	14	16	18	17	16	14	14	13	14	16	16	17	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	N 4	N 5	N 5	NE 9	NNW 5	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 10
kJ	24	24	24	25	25	26	25	15	15	15	18	18	19	20	5	11	12	22	7	21	22	22	23	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 3	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	N 4	N 10	N 13	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 11	NE 9	N 11	N 11	N 13	N 11	N 11
kJ	4	4	5	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	4	2	2	4	21	21	22	2	21	2	2	3	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 10	N 9	ENE 9	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 13	N 10	N 9	N 12	N 11	N 12	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 13	N 13
kJ	9	2	2	2	2	2	2	8	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	3	2	3	2	3	3	2	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 4	NNW 2	—	—	—	—	—	N 4	N 3	NNW 4	—	—	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	5	—	—	8	9	6	8	18	43	62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Waipu Cove Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Orewa Beach Auckland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	60	60	22	22	59	22	22	22	22	22	22	59	389	48	0	27
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Henderson Bay	Henderson Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay		Ngunguru Bar	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Taupo Bay		Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	4	4	4	4

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