Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 9AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)7777612121212121267777776666611
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5745654442505049484847144192173116947472413020201312
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
WSW
25
NNE
30
NNW
30
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:40AM
2.45
5:07PM
2.38
5:40AM
2.51
6:08PM
2.44
6:31AM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
0.71
11:11AM
0.74
11:34PM
0.69
12:09PM
0.69
12:31AM
0.65
1:01PM
0.64
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise----7:30-------7:31-------7:31---
Sunset-------7:20-------7:17-------7:16
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------131-------------
Temp. °C191918181920212020182019192222201818171617181717
Feels °C (?)202019192120212121161816172020181716121112121112
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