Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.5° 

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 (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 7PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.7
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
4
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
4
4
3
3
4
12
46
143
160
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:11PM2.38m
1:27AM2.39m
2:02PM2.28m
2:18AM2.28m
3:01PM2.21m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.67m
7:32PM0.82m
7:57AM0.76m
8:27PM0.90m
8:46AM0.85m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
11
14
15
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
15
13
14
Feels °C
9
11
11
9
11
9
10
11
11
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
7
10
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