Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 15 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 57 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 109 | 22 | 30 | 47 | 56 | 164 | 156 | 87 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:28AM2.35m | 7:40PM2.00m | 8:26AM2.37m | 8:50PM2.04m | 9:27AM2.39m | 9:59PM2.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.50m | 1:55AM0.66m | 2:41PM0.59m | 2:56AM0.74m | 3:35PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 53 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 57 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 47 | 56 | 47 | 42 | 87 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | — | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 13 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | — | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | — | 24 | 24 | 23 | 12 | — | 10 | 9 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 55 | 164 | 156 | — | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | NE 4 | S 15 | — | — | ENE 8 | S 9 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 109 | 22 | 30 | 222 | 315 | 257 | 242 | 41 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 87 | 139 | 137 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 156 | 137 | 156 | 163 | 163 | 157 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 0 |
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