Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 2AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 472 | 557 | 557 | 478 | 610 | 697 | 687 | 602 | 671 | 463 | 446 | 627 | 612 | 512 | 394 | 347 | 237 | 222 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:19AM1.68m | 1:48PM1.76m | 2:13AM1.68m | 2:40PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.75m | 7:38AM0.81m | 8:18PM0.75m | 8:29AM0.80m | 9:10PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 472 | 557 | 557 | 478 | 610 | 697 | 687 | 602 | 671 | 463 | 446 | 627 | 612 | 512 | 394 | 347 | 237 | 222 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 35 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | ESE 6 | ENE 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
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