Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 10PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | SSE 17 | E 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 43 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 14 | 51 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07PM2.36m | 1:23AM2.40m | 2:05PM2.44m | 2:15AM2.49m | 3:07PM2.51m | 3:05AM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.63m | 7:38AM0.60m | 8:14PM0.58m | 8:36AM0.56m | 9:06PM0.57m | 9:33AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | E 13 | SSE 16 | E 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 26 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 51 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 149 | 112 | 108 | 87 | 108 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 87 |
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