
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
154 | 134 | 124 | 96 | 102 | 178 | 138 | 140 | 111 | 77 | 57 | 64 | 33 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:17PM2.00m | 10:01AM2.17m | 10:16PM2.09m | 10:59AM2.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.71m | 3:35AM0.70m | 4:11PM0.76m | 4:32AM0.71m | 5:15PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
154 | 134 | 124 | 96 | 102 | 178 | 138 | 140 | 111 | 77 | 57 | 64 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 19 | SE 13 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 4 |
14 | 46 | 71 | 66 | 102 | 17 | 29 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 18 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | SSE 16 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 10 | — | S 17 | ESE 12 |
128 | 31 | 35 | 48 | 101 | 74 | — | — | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 8 | 0 |
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