Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:38PM1.34m | 3:57AM1.27m | 4:26PM1.36m | 4:45AM1.28m | 5:13PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52PM0.37m | 10:07AM0.31m | 10:42PM0.34m | 10:55AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 |
290 | 174 | 476 | 434 | 343 | 594 | 600 | 580 | 513 | 381 | 343 | 267 | 448 | 718 | 1357 | 1719 | 1881 | 2248 | 2080 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 19 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 |
55 | 172 | 32 | 29 | 64 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 78 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | NNE 10 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — |
31 | 32 | — | 10 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NNE 10 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | NE 3 |
— | 2 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 109 | — | — | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 90 | 74 | 2 | 7 |
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