
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
174 | 178 | 200 | 196 | 161 | 145 | 100 | 94 | 90 | 65 | 57 | 58 | 52 | 42 | 29 | 28 | 37 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.90m | 3:39AM1.84m | 4:14PM1.90m | 4:47AM1.84m | 5:25PM1.93m | 5:56AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28PM0.56m | 10:01AM0.43m | 10:33PM0.58m | 11:06AM0.44m | 11:47PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
174 | 178 | 200 | 196 | 161 | 145 | 100 | 94 | 90 | 65 | 57 | 58 | 52 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | E 12 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
105 | 98 | 92 | 73 | 70 | 43 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 31 | 18 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 12 | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 10 | NE 4 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 21 |
33 | 32 | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 39 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | 11 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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