
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (14 Oct):
- 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) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 10PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 81 | 65 | 69 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.43m | 9:54AM1.48m | 10:13PM1.40m | 10:37AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.19m | 4:12PM0.23m | 4:27AM0.23m | 4:57PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | — | — | — |
4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 36 | 65 | 69 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | E 15 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 5 | NE 6 | S 9 | ENE 9 | NE 14 | — | — | — |
20 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | E 12 | — | S 15 | — | S 14 | SSW 4 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 12 | E 14 | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 15 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 81 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 22 | 522 | 1960 | 3297 | 4709 | 4503 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 79 | 79 | 94 | 94 | 337 | 13 | 52 | 13 | 62 | 3 | 62 | 79 | 79 | 112 | 112 | 133 | 133 | 133 |
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