
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
378 | 309 | 298 | 283 | 233 | 229 | 191 | 170 | 138 | 100 | 77 | 74 | 56 | 41 | 40 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 45 | 61 | 80 | 249 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.82m | 1:40PM1.90m | 2:04AM1.78m | 2:41PM1.88m | 3:17AM1.77m | 3:50PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.57m | 8:00PM0.66m | 8:23AM0.60m | 9:06PM0.66m | 9:30AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
378 | 309 | 298 | 283 | 233 | 229 | 191 | 170 | 138 | 100 | 77 | 74 | 56 | 41 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 45 | 61 | 80 | 93 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | S 21 | E 4 | ENE 4 | S 15 | SSE 15 | E 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | E 16 | E 14 | — | E 14 | S 16 | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | SSE 17 |
5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 65 | 124 | — | — | — | — | 249 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 299 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 371 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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