Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 11PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:44PM2.17m | 3:58AM2.09m | 4:42PM2.22m | 5:02AM2.15m | 5:35PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.93m | 10:34AM0.94m | 11:08PM0.87m | 11:31AM0.88m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NE 13 | N 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | S 3 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | NE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 78 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 203 | 202 | 64 |
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