Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 8AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 441 | 759 | 768 | 674 | 580 | 441 | 441 | 172 | 149 | 149 | 133 | 154 | 126 | 187 | 142 | 130 | 96 | 90 | 68 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:36AM2.41m | 4:12PM2.26m | 4:30AM2.36m | 4:52PM2.13m | 5:19AM2.31m | 5:30PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.43m | 10:05PM0.54m | 10:49AM0.47m | 10:52PM0.55m | 11:38AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 441 | 759 | 768 | 674 | 580 | 441 | 441 | 172 | 149 | 149 | 133 | 154 | 126 | 187 | 142 | 130 | 96 | 90 | 68 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 16 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 844 | 1141 | 4414 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 88 | 184 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 |
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