Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 157 | 163 | 161 | 72 | 62 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13AM2.20m | 4:03PM2.19m | 4:11AM2.15m | 5:00PM2.21m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.96m | 9:37AM0.92m | 10:15PM0.98m | 10:30AM0.95m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | E 14 |
| kJ | 30 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 72 | 62 | 26 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 3 | E 15 | NNW 7 | E 14 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 25 | 86 | 86 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | E 18 | E 17 | S 5 | E 16 | N 7 | N 7 | E 15 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 188 | 157 | 163 | 161 | 74 | 100 | 127 | 108 | 85 | 58 | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 38 | 92 | 92 | 359 | 359 | 336 | 107 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 13 |
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