
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 3AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, near gales from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
510 | 504 | 504 | 504 | 443 | 434 | 449 | 0 | 431 | 0 | 0 | 551 | 609 | 577 | 1454 | 1249 | 1003 | 1363 | 1316 | 1249 | 1339 | 1186 | 932 | 800 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:02AM1.43m | 12:34PM1.39m | 00:54AM1.44m | 1:29PM1.45m | 1:50AM1.46m | 2:26PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM0.20m | 6:46PM0.25m | 7:15AM0.17m | 7:42PM0.22m | 8:09AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | S 21 | E 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
510 | 504 | 504 | 910 | 1663 | 1799 | 449 | 9 | 431 | 73 | 73 | 551 | 609 | 577 | 1454 | 1249 | 1003 | 76 | 43 | 1249 | 1137 | 1055 | 932 | 800 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | S 18 |
51 | 323 | 247 | 504 | 443 | 434 | 54 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | 147 | 146 | 186 | 135 | 95 | 42 | 41 | 37 | 181 | 231 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 20 | S 11 | S 10 |
7 | 64 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 14 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 121 | 122 | 43 | 42 | 124 | 35 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | — | S 10 | — | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | — |
132 | 416 | — | 1812 | — | 2782 | 2383 | 3418 | 4675 | 5896 | 5376 | 3680 | 2595 | 2024 | 579 | 558 | 466 | 1363 | 1316 | 295 | 1339 | 1186 | 169 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 86 | 112 | 152 | 160 | 160 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 160 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 3 | 1 | 97 | 1 | 1 |
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