
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 7PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1323 | 1305 | 1241 | 1037 | 857 | 778 | 640 | 604 | 514 | 553 | 480 | 384 | 336 | 273 | 269 | 269 | 282 | 265 | 123 | 91 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14AM2.06m | 9:29PM2.01m | 10:00AM2.06m | 10:19PM1.97m | 10:50AM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.46m | 3:47AM0.39m | 4:12PM0.48m | 4:36AM0.43m | 5:05PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 |
1323 | 1305 | 1241 | 1037 | 857 | 778 | 640 | 604 | 514 | 553 | 480 | 384 | 336 | 273 | 269 | 269 | 282 | 265 | 123 | 91 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 3 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 74 | 79 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | — | SSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
— | — | 6 | 6 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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