Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
356 | 294 | 227 | 175 | 119 | 109 | 273 | 231 | 228 | 318 | 318 | 235 | 206 | 191 | 169 | 169 | 206 | 315 | 540 | 813 | 992 | 958 | 1230 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08AM1.63m | 3:41PM1.69m | 4:20AM1.65m | 4:58PM1.73m | 5:17AM1.71m | 5:51PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.82m | 10:10PM0.83m | 10:32AM0.78m | 11:11PM0.79m | 11:26AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
356 | 294 | 227 | 175 | 119 | 109 | 273 | 231 | 228 | 318 | 318 | 235 | 206 | 191 | 169 | 169 | 206 | 315 | 540 | 813 | 992 | 958 | 1230 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 51 | 81 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 45 | 50 | 53 | 64 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 33 | 26 | 24 | 59 | 104 | 43 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 12 | 13 | 13 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 2 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | NE 3 |
6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 140 | 124 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 44 | 44 |
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