Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 10PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 88 | 103 | 98 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 68 | 137 | 1055 | 1003 | 517 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:26PM2.05m | 9:38AM2.05m | 10:28PM2.07m | 10:31AM2.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM0.78m | 3:17AM0.89m | 3:39PM0.82m | 4:17AM0.92m | 4:55PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 83 | 82 | 103 | 98 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 31 | 24 | 28 | 68 | 137 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 45 | 88 | 51 | 31 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 92 | — | — | — | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 11 | E 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 45 | 24 | — | — | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | — | 25 | 1 | 3 | — | 45 | 212 | 432 | 742 | 1055 | 1003 | 517 | 1258 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 311 | 0 | 240 | 448 | 508 | 155 | 0 |
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