Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 5PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 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 (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, gales from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
313 | 324 | 297 | 263 | 297 | 417 | 383 | 246 | 256 | 296 | 162 | 151 | 158 | 108 | 108 | 92 | 46 | 15 | 46 | 9 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:17AM1.54m | 8:41PM1.61m | 9:08AM1.52m | 9:30PM1.55m | 9:58AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.06m | 3:02AM0.05m | 3:22PM0.10m | 3:51AM0.09m | 4:12PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
313 | 324 | 297 | 263 | 297 | 417 | 383 | 246 | 256 | 296 | 158 | 151 | 158 | 108 | 108 | 92 | 26 | 15 | 46 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | S 14 | E 10 | E 18 | — | — | SE 16 |
214 | 102 | 121 | 90 | 61 | 9 | 268 | 333 | 306 | 295 | 162 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 97 | 46 | 6 | — | — | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 15 | SSW 19 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
344 | 310 | 229 | 9 | 74 | 22 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
95 | 117 | 414 | 1298 | 2277 | 2362 | 2733 | 2754 | 2365 | 2203 | 2031 | 1805 | 1531 | 1347 | 1345 | 1256 | 1177 | 1947 | 2721 | 4959 | 7176 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 86 | 112 | 112 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 273 | 164 | 160 | 100 | 93 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 160 | 169 | 171 | 430 | 169 |
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