
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 11AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | ESE 12 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 71 | 124 | 81 | 49 | 72 | 52 | 70 | 69 | 98 | 109 | 99 | 138 | 188 | 93 | 302 | 475 | 671 | 580 | 447 | 425 | 398 | 283 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:08AM2.23m | 4:24PM2.09m | 4:52AM2.26m | 5:06PM2.09m | 5:41AM2.29m | 5:50PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.37m | 10:33PM0.36m | 11:16AM0.33m | 11:22PM0.40m | 12:08PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | -5 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
51 | 50 | 57 | 81 | 49 | 72 | 52 | 42 | 69 | 98 | 109 | 99 | 138 | 188 | 20 | 302 | 475 | 671 | 580 | 447 | 425 | 398 | 283 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 57 | 57 | 33 | 31 | 93 | 32 | 29 | 38 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ESE 16 | S 16 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | — | — |
8 | 26 | 5 | 41 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 73 | 80 | 98 | 65 | — | 30 | 64 | — | — | 14 | 16 | 29 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | SSE 7 | SW 3 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 71 | 124 | 2 | 84 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 883 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 166 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 87 | 1 |
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