
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 6AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | E 11 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 3 | N 4 | NE 4 | SE 11 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:15AM1.46m | 6:35PM1.48m | 7:05AM1.54m | 7:26PM1.53m | 7:56AM1.60m | 8:18PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.17m | 12:27PM0.19m | 00:52AM0.11m | 1:20PM0.14m | 1:42AM0.07m | 2:13PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
66 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 28 | 135 | 124 | 107 | 100 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 76 | 48 | 226 | 590 | 454 | 247 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | S 9 | S 8 | E 11 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | NE 9 | SE 14 | NE 4 |
116 | 115 | 75 | 43 | 99 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 23 | — | 9 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 121 | 161 | 3 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 11 | S 20 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 12 | NE 8 | E 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 15 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | — | SE 14 |
2 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 15 | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | WNW 2 | N 4 | WSW 2 | S 3 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | N 4 | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | NE 8 | NE 4 |
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 56 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 35 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 465 | 479 | 273 | 79 | 74 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 42 |
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