
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 9PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 9 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:17AM1.45m | 1:52PM1.53m | 2:18AM1.45m | 2:52PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.18m | 7:33AM0.14m | 8:11PM0.18m | 8:32AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | S 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 |
40 | 197 | 132 | 138 | 89 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 176 | 660 | 5 | 784 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 66 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 9 | NE 7 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 17 | S 14 |
98 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 49 | 46 | 37 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | W 8 | — | — | NE 15 | E 17 |
7 | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | SW 5 | W 3 | WNW 3 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1514 | 1769 | 1717 | 1483 | 1222 | 952 | 846 | 542 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 94 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 112 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 112 | 100 | 86 |
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