Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 5AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:06PM2.74m | 7:35AM2.66m | 7:51PM2.75m | 8:21AM2.69m | 8:36PM2.72m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM0.47m | 1:53PM0.41m | 2:19AM0.43m | 2:36PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NNE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 8 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 34 | 62 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 107 | 115 | 115 | 48 | 48 | 22 | 78 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 78 | 107 | 183 |
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