
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 9AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
640 | 604 | 514 | 553 | 480 | 352 | 336 | 273 | 265 | 269 | 294 | 307 | 125 | 94 | 220 | 204 | 123 | 115 | 146 | 146 | 93 | 121 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:00AM2.06m | 10:19PM1.97m | 10:50AM2.04m | 11:14PM1.92m | 11:45AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.39m | 4:12PM0.48m | 4:36AM0.43m | 5:05PM0.52m | 5:30AM0.47m | 6:00PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
640 | 604 | 514 | 553 | 480 | 352 | 336 | 273 | 265 | 269 | 294 | 307 | 125 | 94 | 220 | 204 | 123 | 115 | 146 | 146 | 93 | 121 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 12 | S 15 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 20 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 77 | 83 | 124 | 124 | 35 | 109 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 4 | NE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SSE 11 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 30 | 15 | — | 40 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SSE 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 40 | 78 | 123 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 307 | 118 | 118 |
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