Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punihos today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Punihos at 10PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Punihos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 260 | 205 | 388 | 838 | 1509 | 2354 | 2058 | 1637 | 1109 | 873 | 755 | 682 | 673 | 497 | 431 | 357 | 612 | 621 | 682 | 672 | 607 | 599 | 599 | 599 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:12AM2.96m | 2:43PM2.68m | 3:07AM2.79m | 3:41PM2.57m | 4:03AM2.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM0.40m | 8:38AM0.44m | 8:56PM0.57m | 9:33AM0.56m | 9:54PM0.71m | 10:29AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 260 | 152 | 103 | 126 | 178 | 2354 | 2058 | 1637 | 1109 | 873 | 755 | 682 | 673 | 497 | 254 | 206 | 612 | 621 | 682 | 672 | 607 | 599 | 599 | 599 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 148 | 142 | — | — | 204 | 202 | 252 | 152 | 260 | 243 | 223 | 160 | 443 | 431 | 357 | 143 | 111 | 108 | 77 | 73 | 53 | 38 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 223 | 171 | 217 | 215 | 209 | — | 76 | 57 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 107 | 205 | 388 | 838 | 1509 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 47 | — | — | 13 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 31 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 259 | 259 | 242 | 243 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 234 | 221 | 213 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 30 |
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