
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 10PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 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 (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SE 14 | SE 15 | NE 16 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | SE 12 | ENE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 10 | S 13 | ENE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
119 | 96 | 55 | 40 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:56PM1.45m | 8:16AM1.34m | 8:38PM1.45m | 9:00AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.24m | 2:28PM0.23m | 3:01AM0.22m | 3:12PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 15 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 |
119 | 96 | 55 | 8 | 2593 | 2081 | 1735 | 1431 | 1104 | 973 | 885 | 787 | 711 | 668 | 551 | 451 | 345 | 340 | 549 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 16 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 13 | S 22 | S 20 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 18 |
36 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 85 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 37 | 32 | 80 | 176 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | S 19 | SE 12 | S 23 | S 23 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | S 20 | S 20 | ENE 13 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 68 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | N 3 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | W 3 |
1507 | 1729 | 1968 | 2862 | 3317 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 93 | 90 | 86 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
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