
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 8AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
845 | 696 | 587 | 530 | 431 | 387 | 373 | 373 | 300 | 270 | 237 | 207 | 178 | 186 | 200 | 200 | 161 | 142 | 98 | 106 | 70 | 58 | 57 | 58 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.89m | 2:19PM1.90m | 2:38AM1.86m | 3:12PM1.90m | 3:39AM1.84m | 4:14PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.42m | 8:29PM0.54m | 9:01AM0.42m | 9:28PM0.56m | 10:01AM0.43m | 10:33PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
845 | 696 | 587 | 530 | 431 | 387 | 373 | 373 | 300 | 270 | 237 | 207 | 178 | 186 | 200 | 200 | 161 | 142 | 98 | 106 | 70 | 58 | 57 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
48 | 28 | 27 | 77 | 73 | 108 | 176 | 211 | 201 | 186 | 123 | 118 | 105 | 98 | 92 | 72 | 70 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | E 12 | N 12 | — | S 6 | NE 12 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 13 |
27 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 39 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 233 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 22 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | S 10 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
236 | 215 | 131 | 99 | — | 33 | 94 | 77 | 54 | 26 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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