Tawharanui surf break

Tawharanui surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 01 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Tawharanui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tawharanui today?

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (01 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)994556666777888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2120184055644751627394102125128131135117117120123125122101101
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48PM
2.28
4:10AM
2.21
4:47PM
2.36
5:17AM
2.30
5:44PM
2.46
6:19AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
0.86
10:24PM
0.79
10:46AM
0.81
11:19PM
0.68
11:45AM
0.71
12:12AM
0.55
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:15-------6:13
Sunset---7:51-------7:52-------7:52----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141616161615151616161615151515141515151515151514
Feels °C (?)101212121211121312121312131314121312121213141413
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