Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 789 | 569 | 295 | 280 | 247 | 179 | 163 | 264 | 509 | 493 | 443 | 412 | 351 | 309 | 234 | 167 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 49 | 48 | 69 | 69 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:14AM2.33m | 11:37PM2.43m | 11:58AM2.32m | 00:22AM2.41m | 12:45PM2.30m | 1:10AM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.75m | 6:08AM0.72m | 6:16PM0.80m | 6:56AM0.71m | 7:12PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | — | 28 | 443 | 412 | 351 | 309 | 234 | 167 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 49 | 48 | 69 | 69 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 18 | E 10 | — | N 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 30 | — | 11 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 106 | 54 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | E 10 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 789 | 569 | 295 | 280 | 247 | 179 | 163 | 264 | 509 | 493 | — | 30 | 23 | 52 | 85 | 64 | 50 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 369 | 65 | 132 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 111 | 68 | 65 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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