Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 8PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 130 | 94 | 94 | 125 | 114 | 339 | 65 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:45PM2.44m | 4:53AM2.38m | 5:34PM2.31m | 5:53AM2.30m | 6:23PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.59m | 11:11AM0.42m | 11:27PM0.59m | 12:08PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | SE 16 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 65 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 50 | 24 | 49 | 65 | 69 | 15 | 10 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 7 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 7 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 57 | 55 | 47 | 130 | 94 | 94 | 125 | 114 | 339 | 31 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 0 | 141 | 141 |
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