Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (05 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 8 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 161 | 169 | 154 | 120 | 111 | 90 | 88 | 75 | 71 | 73 | 67 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 51 | 55 | 77 | 112 | 113 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:42PM2.49m | 4:14AM2.38m | 4:41PM2.50m | 5:16AM2.41m | 5:35PM2.51m | 6:12AM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.67m | 10:40AM0.71m | 11:13PM0.65m | 11:37AM0.71m | 00:04AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | 7:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 15 |
| kJ | 46 | 36 | 169 | 154 | 120 | 111 | 90 | 88 | 75 | 71 | 73 | 67 | 50 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 10 | NE 11 | N 15 | N 15 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | E 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 10 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 10 | N 15 | NE 11 | N 18 | N 15 | N 18 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 151 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 34 | 45 | 39 | 37 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 51 | 55 | 77 | 112 | 113 | 141 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 67 | 67 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 67 | 27 | 64 | 61 | 64 | 61 | 61 |
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