
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 12PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
481 | 671 | 566 | 532 | 425 | 414 | 403 | 409 | 393 | 372 | 297 | 288 | 157 | 110 | 90 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:41AM2.29m | 5:50PM2.07m | 6:34AM2.32m | 6:40PM2.02m | 7:28AM2.35m | 7:40PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:08PM0.35m | 00:12AM0.47m | 1:00PM0.42m | 1:02AM0.56m | 1:51PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 |
481 | 671 | 566 | 532 | 425 | 414 | 403 | 409 | 393 | 372 | 297 | 288 | 157 | 110 | 90 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — |
29 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 234 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 57 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 58 | 51 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 219 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 137 | 137 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 137 | 137 | 0 |
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