Surf Forecasts:
Tawharanui surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, NNE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, NNE swell with 465 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tawharanui in the next 16 days are 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tawharanui over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hey, Rusty here. Look, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – Tawharanui’s been flat or messy for most of this outlook. There’s a long dry spell from now right through to Saturday the 11th, with only tiny, weak swell and onshore or cross-shore winds. The water’s sitting at 60° – pretty average for this time of year, no drama there.
Saturday morning the 11th finally coughs up a surfable wave, but it’s a measly 2ft from the east, period 10 seconds, with light cross-off winds. The combined energy is only 52 – barely a pulse. It’s clean but completely ordinary, not worth getting excited about. Then we go another week of nothing until Saturday the 18th, when we get another tiny 1ft east swell with offshore winds – again, surfable but nothing special (energy 61–63).
The one standout is Wednesday the 22nd, a full 15 days out. A solid pulse of north swell pushes in at 10ft in the morning (combined energy 1435 – strong stuff), dropping to 8ft in the afternoon (1189). Period is 9 seconds – a short-period windswell, so not groundswell class. The direction is north, not quite the optimum northeast, but close enough. Winds are cross-off from the west-northwest, fresh breeze at 19 mph, so it’ll be clean but bumpy. Keep in mind, this is beach-and-reef setup, and with waves over 8ft it’s only for experienced crew. The forecast calls it marginal with questionable tides, so don’t expect perfection. Still, it’s the only real size we’ve seen in weeks – worth keeping an eye on, but don’t book your flight yet.
– Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 343 | 465 | 105 | 77 | 71 | 73 | 49 | 71 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 33 | 50 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 5:20AM2.46m | 6:01PM2.59m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 11:44AM0.46m | 00:24AM0.58m | ||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | 4 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | E 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 313 | 30 | 465 | 105 | 44 | 71 | 73 | 49 | 71 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 33 | 50 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | E 12 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 30 | — | 12 | 25 | 77 | 9 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 12 | E 11 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | 22 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | E 10 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 343 | 30 | 66 | 11 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 40 | 52 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 68 | 44 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 115 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 13 | 28 | 59 | 22 | 22 | 59 | 22 |
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