Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 5AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:30AM1.29m | 2:00PM1.33m | 2:19AM1.27m | 2:49PM1.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.36m | 7:42AM0.33m | 8:13PM0.38m | 8:30AM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 217 | 210 | 156 | 119 | 115 | 78 | 56 | 38 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 111 | 220 | 224 | 984 | 1531 | 1531 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 17 | ESE 13 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | S 18 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 54 | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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