Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.3° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.5
NW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
157
163
161
72
62
41
42
41
23
22
21
21
21
21
16
35
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
35
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:13AM2.20m
4:03PM2.19m
4:11AM2.15m
5:00PM2.21m
Low Tide
9:21PM0.96m
9:37AM0.92m
10:15PM0.98m
10:30AM0.95m
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
10
9
5
3
3
2
2
1
2
4
7
7
8
9
8
6
4
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