Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 1PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 58 | 84 | 73 | 104 | 111 | 192 | 236 | 181 | 178 | 176 | 173 | 165 | 152 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:21AM1.25m | 3:47PM1.35m | 4:11AM1.28m | 4:35PM1.39m | 4:59AM1.33m | 5:21PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM0.32m | 10:05PM0.32m | 10:19AM0.29m | 10:53PM0.27m | 11:09AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 112 | 70 | 18 | 7 | 547 | 463 | 374 | 406 | 359 | 315 | 300 | 260 | 213 | 176 | 144 | 105 | 273 | 176 | 339 | 319 | 248 | 195 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | E 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 14 | S 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 43 | 50 | 93 | 84 | 170 | 155 | 202 | 192 | 229 | 181 | 178 | 176 | 173 | 165 | 152 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 17 | E 16 | E 13 | — | E 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | S 14 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 18 | — | ESE 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | 17 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 58 | 127 | 73 | 104 | 111 | 186 | 236 | 65 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 703 | 652 | 666 | 630 | 766 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 84 | 86 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
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