Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
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 Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 55 | 53 | 44 | 43 | 64 | 88 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 6:54AM2.37m | 7:11PM2.46m | 7:42AM2.49m | 7:58PM2.53m | 8:28AM2.59m | 8:46PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.68m | 1:12PM0.69m | 1:33AM0.56m | 1:59PM0.58m | 2:20AM0.46m | 2:46PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | E 16 | E 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | N 12 | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | — | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 29 | 55 | 53 | 44 | 43 | 64 | 88 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 289 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 359 | 279 | 280 | 22 | 264 | 22 | 102 | 209 | 383 | 22 | 86 | 22 | 0 |
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