
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 12AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
771 | 671 | 530 | 448 | 373 | 338 | 275 | 221 | 210 | 169 | 143 | 125 | 107 | 91 | 79 | 56 | 56 | 48 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | on | cross |
High Tide | 2:52PM1.55m | 3:19AM1.45m | 3:52PM1.56m | 4:19AM1.47m | 4:49PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM0.16m | 9:32AM0.12m | 10:11PM0.14m | 10:31AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
771 | 671 | 530 | 448 | 373 | 338 | 275 | 221 | 210 | 169 | 143 | 125 | 107 | 91 | 79 | 56 | 56 | 48 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 16 |
10 | 18 | 31 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 17 | NE 9 | E 17 | E 15 | NE 16 | NE 15 | E 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | S 8 |
4 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NW 2 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 |
33 | 909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
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