Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 75 | 49 | 91 | 59 | 70 | 68 | 94 | 114 | 118 | 188 | 204 | 306 | 310 | 443 | 615 | 573 | 441 | 425 | 403 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24PM2.09m | 4:52AM2.26m | 5:06PM2.09m | 5:41AM2.29m | 5:50PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.37m | 10:33PM0.36m | 11:16AM0.33m | 11:22PM0.40m | 12:08PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | -2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 57 | 75 | 49 | 91 | 59 | 52 | 43 | 94 | 111 | 118 | 188 | 204 | 306 | 310 | 443 | 615 | 573 | 441 | 425 | 403 | 283 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 57 | 67 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | SSE 10 | — | S 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 41 | 8 | 41 | 42 | 11 | — | 75 | 114 | 98 | 64 | 62 | 63 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SW 3 | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 99 | 5 | 92 | 408 | 375 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 0 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 196 | 88 | 0 |
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