Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 52 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 52 | 38 | 38 | 51 | 50 | 65 | 66 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:29PM2.78m | 7:54AM2.67m | 8:17PM2.81m | 8:44AM2.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.45m | 2:16PM0.32m | 2:46AM0.41m | 3:01PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 52 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 52 | 38 | 38 | 51 | 37 | 65 | 66 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 16 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 45 | 50 | 25 | 35 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 14 | N 5 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 13 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
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