Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | N 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:47AM2.32m | 1:20PM2.25m | 1:35AM2.21m | 2:15PM2.16m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.84m | 7:13AM0.81m | 7:47PM0.93m | 8:03AM0.90m | 8:42PM0.99m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | N 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | N 16 | N 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 60 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 359 |
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