Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 12PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3352 | 3050 | 2513 | 3488 | 2973 | 1864 | 1271 | 3434 | 2634 | 431 | 534 | 449 | 493 | 489 | 500 | 157 | 153 | 203 | 151 | 590 | 534 | 520 | 381 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:47AM1.96m | 11:06PM1.95m | 11:32AM1.90m | 11:48PM1.87m | 12:17PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.51m | 4:56PM0.58m | 5:24AM0.56m | 5:42PM0.65m | 6:09AM0.62m | 6:28PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | -3 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 373 | 2171 | 1242 | 729 | 729 | 540 | 450 | 421 | 490 | 449 | 207 | 216 | 185 | 157 | 151 | 108 | 111 | 590 | 534 | 520 | 381 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 50 | 47 | 355 | 1572 | 1271 | 911 | 642 | 431 | 189 | 141 | 180 | 154 | 151 | 124 | 111 | 105 | 79 | 166 | 170 | 121 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 424 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 51 | 27 | 98 | 96 | 33 | 57 | 153 | 203 | 151 | 252 | 243 | — | 185 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 3352 | 3050 | 2513 | 3488 | 2973 | 1864 | 1122 | 3434 | 2634 | 198 | 534 | 428 | 493 | 489 | 500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 122 | 133 | 133 | 122 | 68 | 53 | 15 | 6 | 42 | 42 | 53 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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