Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 39 | 29 | 50 | 73 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:41PM2.49m | 12:07PM2.47m | 00:34AM2.43m | 1:04PM2.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.69m | 6:05AM0.58m | 6:35PM0.76m | 7:00AM0.62m | 7:39PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 39 | 29 | 50 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 336 | 359 | 359 | 66 | 78 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 372 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 187 | 202 | 202 | 202 |
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