Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 11AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 173 | 129 | 96 | 76 | 74 | 52 | 55 | 22 | 15 | 29 | 74 | 176 | 82 | 59 | 59 | 71 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:25AM2.40m | 11:41PM2.38m | 12:08PM2.32m | 00:23AM2.29m | 12:54PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.59m | 5:30PM0.74m | 5:57AM0.69m | 6:15PM0.86m | 6:42AM0.80m | 7:02PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 220 | 173 | 129 | 96 | 76 | 74 | 52 | 55 | 14 | 7 | 29 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 59 | 59 | 71 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 13 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 14 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | E 13 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 7 | — | S 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 176 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 79 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 2 | 2 |
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