Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 9AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 14 | NE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 658 | 658 | 541 | 438 | 370 | 363 | 297 | 302 | 251 | 251 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 151 | 116 | 116 | 99 | 103 | 119 | 64 | 95 | 97 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:03AM1.31m | 6:31PM1.42m | 6:48AM1.32m | 7:14PM1.44m | 7:32AM1.33m | 7:56PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.32m | 12:15PM0.26m | 00:50AM0.29m | 1:00PM0.24m | 1:35AM0.27m | 1:44PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 16 | E 11 | ESE 16 | SE 14 | E 11 |
| kJ | 658 | 658 | 541 | 438 | 370 | 363 | 297 | 302 | 251 | 251 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 151 | 116 | 116 | 83 | 58 | 119 | 39 | 95 | 97 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 11 | SE 16 | E 10 | E 11 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 148 | 206 | 176 | 109 | 103 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 31 | 30 | 54 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 60 | 57 | 99 | 103 | 57 | 64 | 19 | 21 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | NE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 161 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 144 | 1017 | 2091 | 2132 | 2299 | 3127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 74 | 100 | 101 | 90 | 86 |
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