
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 11AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | ESE 11 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
180 | 180 | 174 | 322 | 346 | 312 | 225 | 215 | 156 | 92 | 68 | 306 | 1055 | 1447 | 2582 | 3267 | 6272 | 2277 | 1579 | 1116 | 830 | 636 | 466 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:39AM1.79m | 11:56PM1.72m | 12:25PM1.75m | 00:45AM1.67m | 1:14PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30AM0.69m | 5:56PM0.73m | 6:17AM0.76m | 6:47PM0.77m | 7:06AM0.81m | 7:43PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
180 | 180 | 174 | 111 | 346 | 312 | 225 | 215 | 156 | 69 | 68 | 46 | 466 | 598 | 1344 | 1723 | 2679 | 2277 | 1579 | 1116 | 830 | 636 | 466 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 14 |
14 | 15 | 75 | 322 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 81 | 92 | 57 | 54 | 35 | 63 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | SSE 16 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 13 | — | E 10 |
50 | 79 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 25 | — | — | 15 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 6 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | SW 4 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 3 | — |
1 | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 15 | 306 | 1055 | 1447 | 2582 | 3267 | 6272 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 110 | 123 | 99 | 99 | 53 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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