Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 8AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
101 | 60 | 82 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 28 | 27 | 41 | 28 | 65 | 68 | 227 | 216 | 637 | 569 | 585 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.96m | 7:25AM1.92m | 7:46PM2.01m | 8:06AM1.96m | 8:24PM2.02m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.59m | 1:30PM0.53m | 2:04AM0.52m | 2:10PM0.50m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
101 | 60 | 82 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 65 | 24 | 227 | 216 | 637 | 569 | 585 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 41 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 14 | S 5 | SSE 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
19 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 22 | — | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 68 | 14 | 14 | 45 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | — |
26 | 38 | 68 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
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