
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 10AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 14 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 193 | 250 | 196 | 162 | 160 | 150 | 146 | 140 | 136 | 136 | 138 | 82 | 96 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 43 | 44 | 30 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:55AM2.06m | 10:37PM2.04m | 10:50AM2.09m | 11:38PM1.98m | 11:36AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.93m | 3:52PM0.92m | 4:32AM0.96m | 5:10PM0.88m | 5:26AM0.93m | 6:10PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
25 | 193 | 196 | 196 | 162 | 160 | 150 | 146 | 140 | 136 | 136 | 138 | 82 | 96 | 64 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 43 | 44 | 30 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | S 13 | SSE 16 | — | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 5 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 3 |
51 | 123 | 250 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SSE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 15 |
2 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 52 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 139 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 112 | 137 | 97 | 137 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 1 |
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