Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 4AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
64 | 57 | 84 | 76 | 88 | 92 | 224 | 143 | 193 | 298 | 298 | 351 | 326 | 245 | 126 | 101 | 403 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:50AM2.10m | 2:06PM2.10m | 2:23AM2.10m | 2:43PM2.08m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.64m | 7:59AM0.71m | 8:23PM0.59m | 8:38AM0.65m | 8:58PM0.53m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 16 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 |
64 | 57 | 84 | 76 | 88 | 92 | 137 | 143 | 193 | 298 | 298 | 351 | 326 | 245 | 126 | 101 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 11 | ESE 13 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
18 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 39 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 206 | 5 | 5 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 4 | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 13 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 39 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 14 | 13 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | ESE 4 | S 10 | — | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 224 | 11 | 156 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 56 | 94 | 403 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 157 | 151 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 165 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 339 | 223 | 1 |
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