
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 10AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 136 | 264 | 534 | 516 | 386 | 248 | 188 | 127 | 116 | 108 | 99 | 71 | 67 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:46AM2.12m | 10:11PM2.17m | 10:46AM2.07m | 11:09PM2.08m | 11:40AM2.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.66m | 3:49PM0.65m | 4:26AM0.65m | 4:53PM0.68m | 5:20AM0.65m | 5:54PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 8 |
57 | 136 | 264 | 534 | 516 | 386 | 248 | 188 | 127 | 116 | 108 | 99 | 71 | 67 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 3 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 |
— | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | SSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 137 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 137 | 137 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
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