Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 10PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 17 | SE 15 | NE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 370 | 363 | 297 | 302 | 251 | 251 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 151 | 116 | 85 | 99 | 103 | 119 | 64 | 46 | 56 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.42m | 6:48AM1.32m | 7:14PM1.44m | 7:32AM1.33m | 7:56PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.29m | 1:00PM0.24m | 1:35AM0.27m | 1:44PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | E 10 |
| kJ | 370 | 363 | 297 | 302 | 251 | 251 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 151 | 116 | 85 | 85 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 21 | 56 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 17 | E 11 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 103 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 99 | 103 | 119 | 64 | 12 | 21 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | S 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 58 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 11 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 42 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 70 | 279 | 996 | 2267 | 2856 | 3023 | 3254 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 42 | 84 | 100 | 112 | 90 | 74 |
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