
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 7AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
293 | 480 | 369 | 273 | 265 | 256 | 207 | 169 | 139 | 114 | 112 | 84 | 68 | 89 | 657 | 140 | 419 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32AM2.04m | 5:56PM2.02m | 6:21AM2.04m | 6:43PM1.98m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.66m | 12:04PM0.59m | 00:18AM0.66m | 12:50PM0.56m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 |
293 | 480 | 369 | 273 | 265 | 256 | 207 | 169 | 139 | 114 | 112 | 84 | 68 | 89 | 6 | 116 | 419 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 22 | S 20 | SE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | E 14 | SSE 14 | E 14 |
120 | 335 | 238 | 7 | 139 | 132 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 36 | 48 | 4 | 140 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 17 | S 19 | S 23 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | — |
8 | 2 | — | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | SSE 15 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 657 | 593 | 1022 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 292 | 0 | 8 |
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