Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (04 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 117 | 117 | 120 | 142 | 150 | 158 | 149 | 229 | 248 | 229 | 187 | 138 | 142 | 99 | 99 | 86 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 58 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:41PM2.51m | 3:11AM2.38m | 3:42PM2.49m | 4:14AM2.38m | 4:41PM2.50m | 5:16AM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.67m | 9:38AM0.69m | 10:17PM0.67m | 10:40AM0.71m | 11:13PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | 7:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 150 | 158 | 149 | 11 | 11 | 229 | 187 | 138 | 142 | 99 | 99 | 86 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 37 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 15 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 14 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | — | 10 | 10 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 51 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | E 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 117 | 117 | 117 | 120 | 142 | — | — | 6 | 229 | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 59 | 34 | 58 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 44 | 64 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 64 | 61 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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