Tawharanui Surf Break

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
17.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.4
NW
4
0.1
N
11
0.4
NW
3
0.3
N
4
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
5
E
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
N
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
Energy kJ
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)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
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)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
4
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
W
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
W
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
2
3
1
3
7
5
1
1
3
3
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
4
4
8
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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