Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 5AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 5.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | E 18 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 25 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 49 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:03PM1.45m | 10:30AM1.40m | 10:50PM1.45m | 11:19AM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.19m | 4:44PM0.22m | 5:12AM0.17m | 5:34PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -5 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 2430 | 2088 | 1628 | 1381 | 859 | 794 | 661 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 18 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | E 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 40 | 25 | 55 | 6 | 284 | 231 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | NE 18 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 49 | 142 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 5159 | 5353 | 6208 | 7358 | 6155 | 5009 | 4286 | 3798 | 3201 | 2757 | 3355 | 2773 | 2184 | 1371 | 1091 | 685 | 588 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 169 | 169 | 171 | 99 | 100 | 164 | 93 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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