Surf Forecast Surf Report
Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 01 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (01 May)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.7
NE
1.9
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.4
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
Period(s) (?)7910101111111110101010101010101099999998844554567666666444555666667778899910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)124901048310010093886053525253515032312929281616151514710182215212331312818191219191318233969787283102118141183210276425587815128313911893
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39AM
2.65
10:07PM
2.73
10:33AM
2.56
11:00PM
2.64
11:27AM
2.48
11:54PM
2.54
12:22PM
2.40
12:50AM
2.45
1:18PM
2.33
1:48AM
2.39
2:16PM
2.27
2:46AM
2.36
3:16PM
2.25
3:41AM
2.36
4:15PM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
0.28
4:32AM
0.46
4:50PM
0.38
5:29AM
0.55
5:44PM
0.50
6:27AM
0.64
6:40PM
0.62
7:26AM
0.72
7:40PM
0.73
8:24AM
0.77
8:42PM
0.81
9:20AM
0.79
9:40PM
0.85
10:12AM
0.80
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Sunrise6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset--5:36-------5:35-------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29-
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Rain (mm)
--------1222-------------------------------------------11112
Temp. °C171718171716151516171715131212121215161414141414141516171616151415151515161616161616161617171718181818181818181818181819
Feels °C (?)10101212121111121214151287667910911111112121213131111111112131313141414131313141314151617161616161515151514131213
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