Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 7PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 187 | 180 | 172 | 134 | 222 | 219 | 130 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 178 | 474 | 262 | 191 | 129 | 91 | 92 | 120 | 132 | 148 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:50AM2.34m | 10:15PM2.47m | 10:32AM2.34m | 10:55PM2.46m | 11:14AM2.33m | 11:37PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.66m | 4:41AM0.72m | 4:45PM0.70m | 5:23AM0.72m | 5:27PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 239 | 187 | 180 | 172 | 123 | 116 | 114 | 130 | 78 | 68 | 44 | 71 | 71 | 49 | 49 | 262 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 48 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | E 10 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 49 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | W 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 34 | 59 | 82 | 134 | 222 | 219 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 69 | 178 | 474 | 38 | 191 | 129 | 91 | 92 | 120 | 132 | 148 | 132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 168 | 369 | 369 | 369 | 228 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 294 | 65 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 7 | 8 |
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