Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 4AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | NNE 4 | SE 11 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | E 13 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 14 | NE 6 | S 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 71 | 65 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05AM1.54m | 7:26PM1.53m | 7:56AM1.60m | 8:18PM1.56m | 8:47AM1.65m | 9:10PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.11m | 1:20PM0.14m | 1:42AM0.07m | 2:13PM0.09m | 2:33AM0.04m | 3:06PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 |
| kJ | 100 | 56 | 53 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 49 | 44 | 177 | 202 | 175 | 65 | 38 | 228 | 160 | 112 | 104 | 41 | 67 | 56 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | E 12 | S 11 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 8 | NE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 19 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 50 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 116 | 89 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 83 | 137 | 129 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | W 4 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | S 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 112 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 5 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 40 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 71 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 94 | 199 | 174 | 313 | 86 | 79 | 57 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 174 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 42 |
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