Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 30 | 86 | 113 | 101 | 119 | 76 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:18AM2.42m | 12:45PM2.29m | 1:04AM2.33m | 1:35PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM0.69m | 6:34AM0.65m | 6:51PM0.81m | 7:22AM0.74m | 7:41PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 79 | 76 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 12 | N 7 | N 6 | N 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | NW 9 | NNE 8 | N 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 113 | 101 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 79 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
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