Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 12AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
106 | 103 | 101 | 60 | 82 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 28 | 26 | 41 | 28 | 64 | 114 | 227 | 214 | 240 | 663 | 653 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.96m | 7:25AM1.92m | 7:46PM2.01m | 8:06AM1.96m | 8:24PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.58m | 1:26AM0.59m | 1:30PM0.53m | 2:04AM0.52m | 2:10PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
106 | 103 | 101 | 60 | 82 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 64 | 25 | 227 | 62 | 129 | 663 | 653 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 41 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 32 | 214 | 240 | 14 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | NE 10 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | ENE 8 | — | SSE 14 | S 5 | SSE 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
26 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | 7 | — | 19 | 2 | 114 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 |
32 | 25 | 26 | 39 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
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