Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 6PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 203 | 154 | 178 | 150 | 120 | 76 | 100 | 80 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:22AM1.42m | 11:42PM1.32m | 12:06PM1.38m | 00:27AM1.28m | 12:52PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.30m | 5:55AM0.30m | 6:27PM0.33m | 6:40AM0.33m | 7:13PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 85 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 126 | 203 | 154 | 178 | 1324 | 1121 | 1003 | 818 | 971 | 1129 | 1014 | 1033 | 1014 | 1014 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 287 | 429 | 405 | 150 | 120 | 76 | 100 | 80 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | ESE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 16 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 198 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 2467 | 2290 | 2204 | 2216 | 2049 | 1704 | 1435 | 1215 | 750 | 656 | 551 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 321 | 164 | 164 | 100 | 93 | 90 | 74 | 98 | 167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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