
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
243 | 235 | 419 | 331 | 246 | 242 | 235 | 227 | 231 | 181 | 175 | 181 | 121 | 117 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 56 | 69 | 55 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.46m | 7:34AM1.45m | 7:55PM1.50m | 8:21AM1.51m | 8:42PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.21m | 1:26AM0.16m | 1:47PM0.17m | 2:13AM0.12m | 2:37PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 |
243 | 235 | 419 | 331 | 246 | 242 | 411 | 373 | 464 | 494 | 431 | 400 | 537 | 638 | 681 | 713 | 633 | 704 | 1398 | 2316 | 2798 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | N 4 | N 9 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
57 | 54 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 235 | 227 | 231 | 181 | 175 | 181 | 121 | 117 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 5 | NE 12 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | — | — |
75 | 72 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 69 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — |
1 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 421 | 447 | 645 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 47 | 124 | 104 | 31 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 34 | 34 | 86 | 90 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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