Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 5PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 15 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 151 | 226 | 338 | 386 | 386 | 441 | 630 | 617 | 578 | 449 | 351 | 261 | 236 | 123 | 116 | 106 | 72 | 68 | 50 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20AM2.23m | 7:53PM2.23m | 8:18AM2.14m | 8:48PM2.10m | 9:17AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.53m | 1:47AM0.65m | 2:22PM0.61m | 2:47AM0.67m | 3:18PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 15 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 156 | 151 | 226 | 338 | 386 | 386 | 441 | 630 | 617 | 578 | 449 | 351 | 261 | 236 | 123 | 116 | 106 | 72 | 68 | 50 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 95 | 22 | 135 | 133 | 93 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 53 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 20 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 86 | 37 | 292 | 186 | 193 | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 87 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 |
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