Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NW 4 | N 11 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 33 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18PM2.59m | 6:37AM2.55m | 7:12PM2.70m | 7:34AM2.61m | 8:05PM2.77m | 8:28AM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM0.41m | 00:39AM0.52m | 1:00PM0.33m | 1:36AM0.44m | 1:57PM0.27m | 2:31AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 4 | NNW 3 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 33 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | E 8 | E 6 | E 9 | N 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 11 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 10 | — | — | E 7 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 64 | 64 | 102 | 208 | 202 | 102 | 256 | 279 | 256 | 67 | 102 | 102 | 202 | 161 | 73 | 202 | 107 | 107 | 86 | 66 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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