
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 4AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
373 | 373 | 307 | 276 | 231 | 231 | 170 | 174 | 200 | 200 | 161 | 145 | 100 | 94 | 90 | 65 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:38AM1.86m | 3:12PM1.90m | 3:39AM1.84m | 4:14PM1.90m | 4:47AM1.84m | 5:25PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.54m | 9:01AM0.42m | 9:28PM0.56m | 10:01AM0.43m | 10:33PM0.58m | 11:06AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
373 | 373 | 307 | 276 | 231 | 231 | 170 | 174 | 200 | 200 | 161 | 145 | 100 | 94 | 90 | 65 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 10 |
176 | 211 | 201 | 186 | 123 | 118 | 105 | 98 | 92 | 73 | 70 | 43 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 32 | 18 | 34 | 55 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 9 | S 14 | SE 11 | S 7 | S 6 | E 12 | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
33 | 7 | 20 | 233 | 7 | 203 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 19 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
52 | 75 | 70 | 64 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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