Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 8AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
344 | 70 | 120 | 236 | 446 | 415 | 433 | 446 | 336 | 451 | 156 | 193 | 246 | 950 | 1297 | 1417 | 1151 | 671 | 604 | 394 | 331 | 257 | 192 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:42PM2.07m | 8:08AM1.95m | 8:41PM2.09m | 9:08AM1.96m | 9:40PM2.10m | 10:06AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.55m | 2:19PM0.46m | 3:06AM0.56m | 3:18PM0.51m | 4:02AM0.57m | 4:17PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
175 | 40 | 39 | 236 | 446 | 415 | 433 | 446 | 336 | 451 | 156 | 193 | 193 | 950 | 1297 | 1417 | 1151 | 671 | 604 | 394 | 331 | 257 | 192 | 175 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 12 | NE 13 | E 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 5 | S 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | SSE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
31 | 70 | 120 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 135 | 135 | 246 | 21 | 15 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 38 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | NNE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 9 | SE 11 | — | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | E 18 | E 18 | NE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ESE 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
1 | 19 | 44 | 89 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — |
344 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 35 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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