Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZST
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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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.6
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.9
N
6
2.2
N
7
1.2
NE
13
1.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
91
105
114
138
191
215
249
255
243
126
191
191
167
216
300
338
160
159
192
275
413
511
663
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
35
N
35
N
25
NW
20
W
10
WNW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:52AM2.29m
10:21PM2.35m
10:33AM2.25m
11:02PM2.31m
11:17AM2.20m
11:46PM2.27m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.67m
4:43AM0.78m
4:52PM0.72m
5:30AM0.83m
5:35PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
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7:03
7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:30
5:30
5:29
5:28
1
2
3
4
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.9
ENE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
NE
11
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
1
NE
14
1.4
N
7
1.4
NE
13
Energy kJ
61
91
105
114
2
2
1
3
4
3
126
2
2
2
2
2
10
45
132
137
191
366
179
663
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.5
NE
14
0.9
NE
14
1.2
NE
13
1
NNW
7
Energy kJ
2
5
2
2
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
103
288
511
93
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
2
4
4
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
0.8
N
6
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.6
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.9
N
6
2.2
N
7
0.5
W
3
1.3
NNW
7
Energy kJ
54
74
138
191
215
249
255
243
43
191
191
167
216
300
338
160
159
192
275
413
5
134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
Distance (km)
64
64
102
64
64
64
64
64
115
256
65
64
64
102
61
168
168
376
378
385
378
8
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
1
2
2
4
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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