Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 157 | 116 | 108 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 110 | 338 | 449 | 505 | 505 | 586 | 528 | 440 | 375 | 949 | 840 | 587 | 183 | 122 | 90 | 73 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:50AM1.98m | 7:20PM2.00m | 7:38AM1.99m | 8:07PM1.98m | 8:26AM2.01m | 8:53PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.82m | 1:19PM0.73m | 1:34AM0.81m | 2:03PM0.68m | 2:20AM0.78m | 2:45PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 40 | 157 | 116 | 108 | 71 | 40 | 41 | 110 | 47 | 46 | 29 | 31 | 70 | 49 | 45 | 41 | 299 | 264 | 227 | 183 | 122 | 90 | 73 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 16 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 66 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 56 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 14 | SE 21 | SE 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | — | 4 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | S 2 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 338 | 449 | 505 | 505 | 586 | 528 | 440 | 375 | 949 | 840 | 587 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 155 | 163 | 155 | 155 | 166 | 166 | 155 | 219 | 152 | 152 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 97 | 90 | 87 | 8 | 0 |
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