
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 7PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | E 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
529 | 361 | 547 | 444 | 515 | 515 | 599 | 590 | 692 | 703 | 799 | 799 | 816 | 816 | 1044 | 2331 | 1025 | 2140 | 1975 | 1699 | 1622 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:27PM1.34m | 3:44AM1.28m | 4:14PM1.36m | 4:31AM1.29m | 5:01PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.32m | 9:38PM0.38m | 9:54AM0.32m | 10:27PM0.37m | 10:42AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | E 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
529 | 361 | 547 | 444 | 515 | 515 | 324 | 590 | 692 | 703 | 799 | 799 | 816 | 816 | 1044 | 2331 | 761 | 2140 | 1975 | 1699 | 1622 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ESE 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ESE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
20 | 85 | 17 | 42 | 16 | 15 | 599 | 27 | 11 | — | — | 45 | 65 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 1025 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | E 13 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
25 | 19 | 55 | — | — | — | 30 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 |
491 | 428 | 428 | 476 | 407 | 373 | 516 | 350 | 371 | 628 | 930 | 872 | 800 | 755 | 592 | 1597 | 1020 | 549 | 480 | 294 | 190 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 3 | 100 | 97 | 84 | 4 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 100 | 101 | 90 | 86 | 90 | 90 | 4 | 42 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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