Tawharanui Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.37° S 174.84° E

Tawharanui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tawharanui sea temperature is
15.2°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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 4AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
1
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
114
88
88
99
88
75
75
62
51
55
68
40
151
84
84
96
99
101
106
101
101
99
92
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:26AM2.35m
4:04PM2.45m
4:33AM2.37m
5:07PM2.51m
5:37AM2.43m
6:03PM2.57m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.69m
10:38PM0.73m
11:00AM0.68m
11:38PM0.68m
12:01PM0.64m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
16
18
16
14
14
13
13
14
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
10
11
11
12
12
11
10
11
15
15
13
12
11
11
10
12
15
14
15
14
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