Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 10AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (16 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 215 | 623 | 1470 | 1087 | 725 | 378 | 404 | 237 | 190 | 188 | 143 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:37AM1.45m | 10:58PM1.36m | 11:22AM1.42m | 11:42PM1.32m | 12:06PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.23m | 4:57PM0.26m | 5:11AM0.26m | 5:41PM0.30m | 5:55AM0.30m | 6:27PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 2 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 26 | 140 | 215 | 623 | 1470 | 1087 | 725 | 378 | 404 | 237 | 190 | 188 | 1304 | 1138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 9 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 124 | 221 | 346 | 327 | 143 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SSW 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 370 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 64 | 704 | 3139 | 3881 | 4261 | 3816 | 3621 | 3453 | 3349 | 3072 | 2956 | 3072 | 3113 | 2605 | 1408 | 1301 | 1065 | 885 | 651 | 551 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 79 | 112 | 133 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 321 | 321 | 164 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 86 | 98 | 169 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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