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 (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 12AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s 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 (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
875 | 805 | 708 | 668 | 517 | 356 | 313 | 283 | 252 | 264 | 263 | 326 | 376 | 240 | 246 | 290 | 220 | 220 | 145 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.64m | 8:17AM1.54m | 8:41PM1.61m | 9:08AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.03m | 2:30PM0.06m | 3:02AM0.05m | 3:22PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
875 | 805 | 708 | 668 | 517 | 356 | 313 | 283 | 252 | 264 | 263 | 326 | 376 | 240 | 246 | 290 | 220 | 220 | 145 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 8 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ENE 9 | SSW 17 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 |
25 | 55 | 56 | 98 | 162 | 202 | 214 | 123 | 121 | 75 | 97 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 313 | 162 | 277 | 237 | 90 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | — | — | 121 | 184 | 292 | 344 | 559 | 402 | 198 | 74 | 9 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
— | — | — | — | 20 | 96 | 125 | 361 | 1418 | 1819 | 2460 | 2715 | 2978 | 3233 | 2938 | 2683 | 2285 | 1998 | 1817 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 99 | 112 | 148 | 152 | 160 | 97 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 100 | 90 |
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