Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 12AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 257 | 199 | 157 | 154 | 149 | 110 | 88 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 28 | 39 | 39 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32PM1.89m | 6:45AM1.86m | 7:10PM1.96m | 7:25AM1.92m | 7:46PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.65m | 00:46AM0.66m | 12:50PM0.58m | 1:26AM0.59m | 1:30PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 299 | 257 | 199 | 157 | 154 | 149 | 110 | 88 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 28 | 28 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 15 | SE 12 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 36 | 43 | 63 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 |
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