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Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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Tuhawaiki Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today?
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 10AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | S 5 | |
7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 40 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:41AM2.32m | 5:40PM2.49m | 5:47AM2.32m | 6:41PM2.52m | 7:03AM2.33m | 7:42PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.55m | 11:44PM0.50m | 12:10PM0.57m | 00:37AM0.56m | 1:14PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:10 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 5 |
3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 |
7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | E 15 | E 14 | — | E 9 | E 5 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | — | S 16 | E 12 | SE 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | S 2 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 15 | 40 | — | 1 | 18 | 25 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 163 | 139 | 165 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 165 | 166 | 163 | 164 | 164 | 223 | 275 | 1 | 141 | 219 | 149 | 151 | 139 |
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