Tawharanui Surf Break

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
68
55
55
57
57
60
80
102
74
44
65
92
92
94
128
196
192
153
156
156
156
123
125
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
15
SW
40
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:42PM2.28m
3:53AM2.29m
4:39PM2.28m
4:47AM2.24m
5:31PM2.30m
5:37AM2.23m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.89m
10:17AM0.83m
10:50PM0.90m
11:05AM0.86m
11:40PM0.90m
11:53AM0.86m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
2
6
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
14
16
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
8
6
5
3
8
3
2
2
1
2
5
7
8
7
7
10
13
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
52
68
55
55
57
57
60
80
102
74
44
65
92
92
94
128
196
192
153
156
156
156
123
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
S
4
0.4
WNW
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
35
24
8
2
10
1
1
1
1
1
24
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
29
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.2
SW
4
1.2
WSW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.8
S
4
2
S
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
16
39
59
63
14
21
248
217
186
122
78
36
13
6
9
8
6
3
5
8
20
21
16
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
78
80
78
22
0
44
264
132
80
80
13
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
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