Surf Forecasts:
Tawharanui surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, E swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, N swell with 509 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tawharanui this week:
The surf forecast for Tawharanui over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tawharanui in the next 16 days are 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tawharanui over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s chew the fat on Tawharanui for the next couple weeks. Gotta be honest, it’s a long, flat stretch. No real surf to speak of for a good while.
We start off with a total washout. Monday the 6th is a mess – a howling 25 mph cross-shore wind from the NNW is shredding up a 8-foot mess of short-period slop. The combined energy is hefty at 837, but it’s all ugly. Water temp is 60°F, right on the money for this time of year.
There’s a little flicker on Wednesday the 8th. Morning shows a 2-foot north swell with a clean offshore breeze from the SSW at 15 mph. It’s clean, but weak – energy’s only 153. The afternoon is smaller at 2 feet, still clean, but you’re scraping the bottom of the barrel.
Thursday the 9th is the pick of a sorry lot. That east swell hangs around at 2 feet, morning wind is a gentle 9 mph cross-offshore from the SSE. The afternoon gets even smoother with a 6 mph breeze. Energy’s down to 70-76. It’s surfable, but just barely. Beginners might snag a few knee-slappers. For anyone else, it’s a lot of paddling for nothing.
After Thursday the 9th, the ocean goes to sleep. From the 10th right through the 22nd, swell heights barely reach 2 feet. Energy readings are in the tank – single and double digits. Winds are mostly light and clean, but there’s no push. A morning on the 17th is glassy, but the swell is only 3 feet with a short 5-second period. That’s wind chop, not a wave.
It’s a dead run. Tawharanui is a beach and reef setup looking northeast, and when the swell doesn’t show, it doesn’t show. If you gotta get wet, Thursday the 9th morning is your only shot, and it’s a long shot. Otherwise, it’s a 12-day gap of nothing. Time to stay home and wait for the ocean to wake up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 789 | 295 | 179 | 509 | 443 | 309 | 63 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 96 | 39 | 90 | 68 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:14AM2.33m | 11:37PM2.43m | 11:58AM2.32m | 00:22AM2.41m | 12:45PM2.30m | 1:10AM2.38m | 1:38PM2.29m | 2:05AM2.36m | 2:41PM2.31m | 3:08AM2.36m | 3:53PM2.36m | 4:14AM2.39m | 5:01PM2.47m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.75m | 6:08AM0.72m | 6:16PM0.80m | 6:56AM0.71m | 7:12PM0.84m | 7:48AM0.69m | 8:13PM0.84m | 8:43AM0.65m | 9:15PM0.81m | 9:41AM0.60m | 10:18PM0.75m | 10:41AM0.54m | 11:22PM0.67m | ||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 48 | 31 | 31 | — | 443 | 309 | 63 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 96 | 39 | 90 | 68 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 18 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 9 | N 7 | E 10 | N 13 | N 13 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 30 | 30 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 10 | N 8 | ENE 8 | — | N 7 | — | N 14 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 54 | 18 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | SE 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | 789 | 295 | 179 | 509 | — | 52 | 50 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 74 | 87 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 369 | 132 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 44 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 44 | 22 | 33 | 64 | 64 |
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