Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 3PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 53 | 64 | 69 | 70 | 78 | 87 | 145 | 152 | 121 | 133 | 114 | 93 | 54 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:42AM2.49m | 7:58PM2.53m | 8:28AM2.59m | 8:46PM2.59m | 9:16AM2.66m | 9:36PM2.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.56m | 1:59PM0.58m | 2:20AM0.46m | 2:46PM0.50m | 3:08AM0.38m | 3:34PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 152 | 121 | 133 | 114 | 93 | 54 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | E 11 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 11 | N 10 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | E 11 | N 14 | — | — | E 11 | — | E 13 | E 13 | N 11 | E 14 | E 13 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 53 | 64 | 69 | 70 | 78 | 87 | 145 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 202 | 279 | 370 | 370 | 22 | 22 | 102 | 102 | 467 | 160 | 430 | 497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 162 | 131 |
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