
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 11AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 79 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 55 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 54 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 35 | 42 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:44AM2.30m | 10:11PM2.14m | 10:39AM2.36m | 11:12PM2.28m | 11:33AM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.77m | 3:57PM0.72m | 4:19AM0.79m | 5:00PM0.68m | 5:19AM0.76m | 5:55PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 4 | SSE 8 | ENE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
31 | 79 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 55 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 54 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
12 | 65 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 7 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | E 11 | SE 9 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | NE 4 | SE 9 | — | S 9 | SSE 16 | E 10 | SSE 16 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 |
1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 25 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 35 | 42 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 137 | 90 | 137 | 184 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 97 | 87 | 137 | 137 | 172 | 163 | 88 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 |
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