Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punihos today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punihos at 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Punihos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 403 | 299 | 202 | 177 | 241 | 212 | 157 | 147 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 106 | 64 | 112 | 250 | 334 | 343 | 344 | 306 | 307 | 285 | 313 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:22AM2.77m | 2:58PM2.65m | 3:22AM2.64m | 4:06PM2.58m | 4:37AM2.55m | 5:26PM2.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.54m | 9:18PM0.72m | 9:53AM0.64m | 10:30PM0.79m | 11:06AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 403 | 299 | 202 | 177 | 241 | 212 | 157 | 147 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 106 | 64 | 112 | 250 | 334 | 343 | 344 | 306 | 307 | 285 | 251 | 352 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 19 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 82 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 51 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | W 22 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | W 7 | W 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | SW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | 30 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 70 | 122 | 125 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 313 | 403 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 46 | 13 | 111 | 88 | 36 | 111 |
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