Surf Forecasts:
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 7AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 74 | 93 | 71 | 44 | 64 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 102 | 131 | 159 | 156 | 159 | 123 | 125 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 74 | 93 | 71 | 44 | 64 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 102 | 131 | 159 | 156 | 159 | 123 | 125 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | NNW 4 | N 6 | SE 7 | N 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 56 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | — | NNW 6 | N 8 | N 9 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 59 | 52 | 11 | 8 | 192 | 270 | 186 | 181 | 133 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 259 | 132 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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