
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 2AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | E 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:40AM2.22m | 12:57PM2.32m | 1:36AM2.22m | 1:58PM2.25m | 2:26AM2.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.57m | 6:45AM0.64m | 7:14PM0.54m | 7:43AM0.59m | 8:02PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
— | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | 8:29 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 13 | SSE 9 | E 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 9 | E 13 | — | — | E 6 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 137 | 137 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 137 | 137 | 139 | 112 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 169 | 164 | 181 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
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