
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 3PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
491 | 993 | 2454 | 3694 | 4831 | 4585 | 3017 | 3689 | 6248 | 5224 | 4443 | 3945 | 3355 | 2984 | 3167 | 2773 | 2196 | 1371 | 846 | 608 | 561 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:00AM1.91m | 10:23PM1.98m | 10:42AM1.92m | 11:05PM1.95m | 11:28AM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.52m | 4:41AM0.50m | 4:47PM0.51m | 5:24AM0.47m | 5:31PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
491 | 490 | 1396 | 2622 | 2555 | 2569 | — | — | 3199 | 2664 | 2317 | 1900 | 1744 | 1510 | 1215 | 1044 | 860 | 713 | 677 | 368 | 281 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | ESE 16 | E 18 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
3 | 433 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 57 | 22 | 92 | 78 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 19 | 50 | 142 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
302 | 993 | 2454 | 3694 | 4831 | 4585 | 3017 | 3689 | 6248 | 5224 | 4443 | 3945 | 3355 | 2984 | 3167 | 2773 | 2196 | 1371 | 846 | 608 | 561 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 295 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 138 | 133 | 290 | 119 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 6 | 42 | 43 | 2 | 0 |
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