Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 1AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s 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 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 68 | 16 | 25 | 30 | 48 | 65 | 92 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 49 | 50 | 88 | 28 | 32 |
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 | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:42PM1.45m | 7:03AM1.37m | 7:25PM1.47m | 7:48AM1.41m | 8:09PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.22m | 1:15PM0.20m | 1:46AM0.18m | 2:02PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 8 | S 17 | S 9 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 176 | 197 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 90 | 30 | 48 | 65 | 92 | 75 | 77 | 68 | 358 | 155 | 1212 | 1191 | 1308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 24 | 45 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 62 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 80 | 432 | 48 | 28 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | NE 10 | S 20 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 12 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 49 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 157 | 49 | 50 | 88 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | W 2 | — |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 68 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 |
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