Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 2AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | E 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 31 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:59PM2.31m | 12:14PM2.42m | 00:55AM2.35m | 1:11PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.61m | 6:04AM0.73m | 6:37PM0.55m | 7:01AM0.65m | 7:28PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 16 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 137 | 1 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 137 | 137 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 155 | 156 | 107 | 141 |
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