Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 4PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 283 | 245 | 309 | 240 | 150 | 180 | 161 | 129 | 132 | 117 | 382 | 355 | 315 | 240 | 173 | 166 | 145 | 115 | 112 | 88 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.85m | 4:46AM1.79m | 5:27PM1.91m | 5:54AM1.85m | 6:28PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.51m | 10:31PM0.63m | 11:01AM0.49m | 11:47PM0.60m | 12:04PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 113 | 194 | 213 | 227 | 150 | 180 | 161 | 129 | 132 | 117 | 382 | 355 | 315 | 240 | 173 | 166 | 145 | 115 | 112 | 88 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 17 | S 17 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | E 13 | — | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 89 | 71 | 68 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 7 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 18 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NNE 8 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 283 | 245 | 309 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 43 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 2 |
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