
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 9PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 79 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 37 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:03PM1.96m | 8:44AM2.25m | 9:07PM2.03m | 9:44AM2.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.62m | 2:16AM0.71m | 2:55PM0.70m | 3:16AM0.77m | 3:57PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 |
27 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 37 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
2 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | — | NW 2 | — | — | N 2 | NW 3 | — | N 3 |
— | — | — | 1 | 10 | 79 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 87 | 137 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 188 | 87 | 292 | 149 | 184 | 87 | 137 | 87 | 88 | 137 | 137 | 88 | 87 |
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