Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 14 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (14 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (14 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
0.6
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)815888814131313131313131313131212129999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12515013510782781005288845454545454303026252513131313
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
W
15
W
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
2.11
3:55PM
2.07
4:56AM
2.15
5:02PM
2.10
5:52AM
2.24
6:04PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30PM
0.96
10:15AM
1.03
10:30PM
0.96
11:13AM
1.00
11:32PM
0.92
12:09PM
0.93
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise----7:16-------7:18-------7:18---
Sunset-------7:42-------7:39-------7:38
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C212121212021181717171717182020181818171718192020
Feels °C (?)232322201817121110101111121515131415141516171716
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