Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 7AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
102 | 40 | 28 | 71 | 47 | 66 | 44 | 45 | 35 | 43 | 73 | 54 | 82 | 82 | 54 | 284 | 264 | 360 | 390 | 373 | 261 | 148 | 123 | 111 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:21AM2.44m | 5:26PM2.56m | 5:30AM2.42m | 6:26PM2.55m | 6:42AM2.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25PM0.53m | 10:50AM0.53m | 11:20PM0.56m | 11:52AM0.51m | 00:15AM0.61m | 12:53PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
102 | 40 | 28 | 71 | 10 | 66 | 38 | 34 | 23 | 43 | 73 | 54 | 82 | 82 | 54 | 220 | 264 | 360 | 390 | 373 | 261 | 148 | 123 | 111 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 14 | NE 4 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | E 20 | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 47 | 35 | 23 | 45 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 53 | 284 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 14 | ENE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | E 12 | NNE 3 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 |
7 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
6 | — | — | 4 | 62 | 434 | 368 | 258 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 1 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
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