
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 11AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
117 | 117 | 77 | 74 | 56 | 41 | 40 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 66 | 512 | 187 | 201 | 110 | 138 | 202 | 198 | 105 | 76 | 107 | 82 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:04AM1.78m | 2:41PM1.88m | 3:17AM1.77m | 3:50PM1.88m | 4:34AM1.80m | 5:00PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.60m | 9:06PM0.66m | 9:30AM0.61m | 10:14PM0.62m | 10:40AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
117 | 117 | 77 | 74 | 56 | 41 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 66 | 149 | 187 | 201 | 110 | 138 | 202 | 198 | 105 | 76 | 107 | 82 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 16 | ENE 4 | S 15 | SSE 15 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 73 | 88 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | SSE 9 | S 15 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 89 | — | — | — | 512 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 254 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 43 | 43 | 11 | 11 |
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