Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
70
69
69
50
50
48
47
48
31
41
47
64
61
79
90
88
87
96
96
96
70
70
48
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:10AM2.38m
1:38PM2.29m
2:05AM2.36m
2:41PM2.31m
3:08AM2.36m
3:53PM2.36m
Low Tide
7:12PM0.84m
7:48AM0.69m
8:13PM0.84m
8:43AM0.65m
9:15PM0.81m
9:41AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
Feels °C
8
9
7
7
6
5
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
5
8
8
7
8
8
8
7
8
8
9
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