Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 1PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1101 | 1027 | 529 | 1228 | 461 | 422 | 432 | 385 | 333 | 321 | 246 | 222 | 238 | 232 | 562 | 880 | 1230 | 1205 | 1450 | 1828 | 1828 | 3565 | 2738 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:42AM1.98m | 8:05PM2.10m | 8:30AM2.01m | 8:51PM2.10m | 9:16AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.49m | 1:48PM0.42m | 2:26AM0.46m | 2:37PM0.43m | 3:10AM0.46m | 3:25PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 438 | 513 | 5 | 512 | 461 | 422 | 432 | 385 | 333 | 321 | 246 | 222 | 238 | 232 | 217 | 361 | 329 | 399 | 399 | 161 | 24 | 1648 | 1420 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 20 | NE 8 | SE 15 | SSW 17 | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 61 | 63 | 115 | 103 | 93 | 87 | 84 | 79 | 75 | 17 | 34 | 313 | — | — | 82 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | ESE 11 | S 18 | ESE 11 | S 18 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 12 | 24 | 24 | 25 | — | 107 | 118 | 160 | 142 | 229 | 84 | 30 | 9 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1101 | 1027 | 529 | 1228 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 74 | 132 | 144 | 187 | 562 | 880 | 1230 | 1205 | 1450 | 1828 | 1828 | 3565 | 2738 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 98 | 46 | 46 | 42 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 68 | 68 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 53 | 118 | 118 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 118 | 118 |
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