Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 8AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | E 6 | ENE 5 | N 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 7 | ENE 5 | E 5 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | E 10 | E 6 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:40AM2.50m | 1:11PM2.38m | 1:27AM2.39m | 2:02PM2.28m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.71m | 7:09AM0.67m | 7:32PM0.82m | 7:57AM0.76m | 8:27PM0.90m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | NE 8 | N 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 10 | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 10 | N 6 | E 7 | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 131 | 122 | 202 | 161 | 161 | 115 | 103 | 115 | 202 | 359 | 359 |
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