
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 11AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
530 | 437 | 422 | 343 | 314 | 263 | 263 | 251 | 205 | 205 | 164 | 164 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 95 | 63 | 63 | 722 | 1861 | 2060 | 2062 | 2467 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:27AM1.71m | 7:03PM1.80m | 7:13AM1.77m | 7:44PM1.87m | 7:57AM1.82m | 8:24PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.80m | 12:36PM0.70m | 1:18AM0.75m | 1:20PM0.65m | 2:00AM0.69m | 2:02PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
530 | 437 | 422 | 343 | 314 | 263 | 263 | 251 | 205 | 205 | 164 | 164 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 95 | 63 | 63 | 287 | 935 | 1019 | 1134 | 1390 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | NE 6 | S 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 14 | S 7 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
60 | 97 | 87 | 75 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 53 | 15 | 65 | 46 | 26 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | E 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | S 14 | S 12 | NE 5 | E 13 | S 6 | SE 14 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | E 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
— | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 64 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NW 2 | NNE 5 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 161 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 722 | 1861 | 2060 | 2062 | 2467 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 53 |
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