
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 11AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
393 | 372 | 297 | 202 | 154 | 91 | 88 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 54 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 54 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:34AM2.32m | 6:40PM2.02m | 7:28AM2.35m | 7:40PM2.00m | 8:26AM2.37m | 8:50PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00PM0.42m | 1:02AM0.56m | 1:51PM0.50m | 1:55AM0.66m | 2:41PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — |
393 | 372 | 297 | 202 | 154 | 91 | 88 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 54 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 54 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 14 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 15 | — |
14 | 292 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 57 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 15 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | S 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 16 | — | E 7 |
— | 14 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 51 | 49 | 21 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 5 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 | — | SSE 3 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 137 | 137 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 112 | 163 |
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