Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 9AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 101 | 95 | 211 | 359 | 547 | 744 | 1850 | 1925 | 1668 | 1328 | 970 | 1343 | 756 | 700 | 592 | 735 | 715 | 589 | 534 | 489 | 458 | 353 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:33AM1.95m | 6:53PM2.05m | 7:17AM1.99m | 7:34PM2.05m | 8:00AM2.01m | 8:14PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.48m | 12:37PM0.42m | 1:10AM0.44m | 1:23PM0.42m | 1:52AM0.42m | 2:08PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 101 | 95 | 73 | 64 | 547 | 744 | 1850 | 1925 | 1668 | 1328 | 970 | 886 | 756 | 700 | 592 | 735 | 715 | 589 | 534 | 489 | 458 | 353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | E 13 |
| kJ | 102 | 13 | 7 | 211 | 359 | 56 | 71 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 14 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 144 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1343 | 748 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 53 | 122 | 35 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 311 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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