
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 10AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 5 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
102 | 178 | 138 | 140 | 134 | 77 | 72 | 51 | 33 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 28 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 35 | 23 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:01AM2.17m | 10:16PM2.09m | 10:59AM2.25m | 11:17PM2.21m | 11:53AM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.70m | 4:11PM0.76m | 4:32AM0.71m | 5:15PM0.75m | 5:30AM0.71m | 6:12PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 |
102 | 178 | 138 | 140 | 134 | 77 | 72 | 51 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 35 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | S 5 |
102 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SE 10 | E 10 | S 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
101 | 74 | 79 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 |
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