Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 9PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 62 | 80 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.36m | 4:45AM1.28m | 5:13PM1.39m | 5:32AM1.31m | 5:58PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.34m | 10:55AM0.29m | 11:30PM0.30m | 11:42AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 513 | 377 | 343 | 260 | 459 | 718 | 1183 | 1719 | 1680 | 1865 | 1752 | 1241 | 1123 | 899 | 733 | 599 | 492 | 398 | 323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 16 | SE 12 | E 15 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 33 | 31 | 29 | 63 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 38 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 3 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 12 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NNE 10 | N 3 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 62 | 80 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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