
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
190 | 130 | 77 | 55 | 100 | 94 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 41 | 45 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 59 | 81 | 67 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:22AM2.41m | 12:45PM2.30m | 1:10AM2.38m | 1:38PM2.29m | 2:05AM2.36m | 2:41PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM0.71m | 7:12PM0.84m | 7:48AM0.69m | 8:13PM0.84m | 8:43AM0.65m | 9:15PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
190 | 130 | 77 | 41 | 100 | 94 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 41 | 45 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 59 | 81 | 67 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | E 10 | E 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
29 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | NNW 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — |
12 | 26 | 14 | 55 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 |
94 | 66 | 42 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 45 | 119 | 177 | 154 | 181 | 143 | 94 | 73 | 45 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 303 | 303 | 197 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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