Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawharanui today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawharanui at 6AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tawharanui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 42 | 45 | 64 | 75 | 112 | 132 | 150 | 211 | 272 | 419 | 643 | 763 | 536 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:41PM2.42m | 6:57AM2.34m | 7:21PM2.50m | 7:39AM2.43m | 8:01PM2.56m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.82m | 1:18PM0.71m | 1:43AM0.73m | 1:59PM0.63m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 9 | NE 10 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 536 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | N 11 | E 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 12 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | SW 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 42 | 45 | 64 | 75 | 112 | 132 | 150 | 211 | 272 | 419 | 643 | 763 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 256 | 370 | 369 | 359 | 102 | 64 | 66 | 8 | 64 | 61 | 7 | 11 | 48 |
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