Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 10PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ENE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 9 | 56 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 74 | 142 | 246 | 191 | 183 | 175 | 90 | 78 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:56PM2.08m | 11:57AM2.09m | 00:38AM2.10m | 12:42PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.73m | 5:50AM0.83m | 6:26PM0.70m | 6:36AM0.79m | 7:10PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 36 | 36 | 246 | 191 | 183 | 175 | 90 | 78 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | E 14 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 74 | 142 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 9 | — | E 14 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 38 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 112 | 87 | 1 | 108 | 149 | 389 | 311 | 311 | 311 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 3 |
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