Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 130 | 215 | 153 | 51 | 66 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:04AM2.43m | 10:12PM2.33m | 10:45AM2.40m | 10:51PM2.28m | 11:23AM2.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.54m | 4:05PM0.66m | 4:27AM0.58m | 4:47PM0.73m | 5:06AM0.65m | 5:29PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 52 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 153 | 51 | 66 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 36 | 45 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 9 | N 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 12 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 45 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 55 | 130 | 215 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 136 | 73 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 532 | 106 | 73 | 73 | 219 | 523 | 673 | 90 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 92 |
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