Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 4PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 208 | 91 | 74 | 61 | 76 | 84 | 86 | 91 | 69 | 52 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:18PM2.24m | 4:55AM2.22m | 4:45PM2.35m | 5:33AM2.17m | 5:20PM2.42m | 6:16AM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM0.67m | 10:49PM0.61m | 11:12AM0.74m | 11:32PM0.63m | 11:47AM0.80m | 00:17AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | 8:37 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | SE 15 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 91 | 91 | 74 | 61 | 76 | 84 | 86 | 91 | 69 | 52 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 15 | S 15 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 8 | S 4 | SE 15 | S 5 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 76 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 17 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 108 | 137 | 108 | 151 | 108 | 88 | 88 | 1 |
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