Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 6 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 598 | 279 | 156 | 173 | 159 | 170 | 173 | 77 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 10:59AM2.48m | 11:10PM2.36m | 11:39AM2.40m | 11:51PM2.29m | 12:20PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.68m | 5:28AM0.64m | 5:57PM0.75m | 6:09AM0.71m | 6:44PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 25 | 279 | 156 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 77 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 6 | ENE 10 | N 6 | E 7 | S 4 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | — | N 15 | N 11 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 18 | NE 10 | — | N 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SW 2 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 205 | 598 | 21 | 25 | 173 | 159 | 170 | 173 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 49 | 31 | 47 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 183 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 160 | 197 | 211 | 89 | 22 | 44 | 22 | 197 | 59 | 22 | 60 |
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