
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 1PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | SE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 17 | SE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 86 | 79 | 62 | 77 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05AM2.03m | 11:41PM2.01m | 11:49AM2.05m | 00:26AM2.06m | 12:31PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.73m | 5:20PM0.69m | 5:34AM0.75m | 6:12PM0.68m | 6:21AM0.76m | 6:54PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | -5 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 86 | 17 | 20 | 33 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | SSE 17 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | ESE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 25 | 31 | 77 | 74 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 17 | E 9 | SSE 16 | SE 19 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | E 9 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
3 | 9 | — | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 18 | 52 | 423 | 79 | 62 | 173 | 98 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 137 | 112 | 112 | 164 | 169 | 112 | 165 | 156 | 156 | 87 | 112 | 87 | 87 | 155 | 87 | 157 | 151 | 8 | 166 | 149 | 87 | 0 |
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