Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 2AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 215 | 156 | 92 | 85 | 247 | 758 | 2291 | 3188 | 3170 | 5198 | 2342 | 1723 | 1224 | 843 | 625 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:56PM1.72m | 12:25PM1.75m | 00:45AM1.67m | 1:14PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.76m | 6:47PM0.77m | 7:06AM0.81m | 7:43PM0.79m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 225 | 215 | 156 | 69 | 66 | 45 | 56 | 1011 | 1518 | 1663 | 1732 | 2342 | 1723 | 1224 | 843 | 625 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 109 | 109 | 81 | 92 | 85 | 50 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 390 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | — | SSW 17 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | — | 56 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | — | — | WSW 3 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 247 | 758 | 2291 | 3188 | 3170 | 5198 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 454 | 123 | 114 | 68 | 53 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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