Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 10AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 55 | 49 | 40 | 32 | 23 | 50 | 66 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 120 | 117 | 75 | 103 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:00AM2.46m | 1:30PM2.44m | 1:51AM2.47m | 2:32PM2.43m | 2:42AM2.44m | 3:26PM2.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.58m | 7:34PM0.51m | 8:05AM0.48m | 8:24PM0.51m | 8:59AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 55 | 49 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 120 | 117 | 75 | 103 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | E 9 | ENE 5 | SE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 66 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 17 | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | E 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | NE 4 | E 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 24 | 23 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 19 | — | — | 3 | 40 | 135 | 130 | 50 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 112 | 112 | 137 | 137 | 8 | 87 | 0 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 166 |
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