Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 92mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
286 | 245 | 207 | 141 | 120 | 115 | 93 | 61 | 57 | 74 | 76 | 60 | 84 | 186 | 229 | 178 | 740 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:54AM1.85m | 6:28PM2.00m | 6:51AM1.92m | 7:19PM2.07m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM0.60m | 12:04PM0.45m | 00:48AM0.54m | 12:58PM0.43m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 8 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 14 | E 7 |
286 | 245 | 207 | 141 | 120 | 115 | 93 | 61 | 57 | 74 | 76 | 60 | 84 | 107 | 131 | 20 | 269 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 16 | ESE 14 |
5 | — | 7 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 31 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ESE 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
4 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 |
13 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 73 | 31 | 53 | 298 | 237 | 181 | 114 | 186 | 229 | 178 | 740 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 98 | 98 |
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