
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 6AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 45 | 69 | 139 | 62 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:10AM1.50m | 9:29PM1.43m | 9:54AM1.48m | 10:13PM1.40m | 10:37AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.16m | 3:27PM0.20m | 3:43AM0.19m | 4:12PM0.23m | 4:27AM0.23m | 4:57PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | -5 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — |
16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 45 | 9 | 139 | 62 | 142 | 103 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | E 15 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 14 | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | NE 10 | E 15 | — | — | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | — | WNW 3 | — | NNE 4 | — | NW 3 | N 4 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 7 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | NW 3 | W 4 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 32 | 96 | 2 | 12 | 1482 | 4759 | 7516 | 7844 | 7612 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 174 | 174 | 79 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 62 | 94 | 94 | 249 | 13 | 174 | 52 | 115 | 115 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 112 | 133 | 142 | 141 | 141 |
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