
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 11AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 107 | 207 | 817 | 778 | 674 | 273 | 176 | 117 | 108 | 133 | 101 | 67 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 68 | 62 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:31AM2.08m | 11:23PM2.06m | 11:19AM2.11m | 00:11AM2.04m | 12:03PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17AM0.92m | 4:55PM0.80m | 5:11AM0.90m | 5:54PM0.72m | 5:59AM0.85m | 6:37PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 9 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 12 | SSE 5 |
33 | 107 | 207 | 817 | 778 | 674 | 273 | 176 | 117 | 108 | 133 | 101 | 67 | 46 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | — | SSE 16 |
25 | 60 | 92 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 70 | 66 | 64 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 25 | 25 | — | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | — | SE 13 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 10 | ESE 12 |
24 | 25 | 24 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 7 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | NNW 3 | NW 2 | SSE 4 | S 6 |
512 | 1000 | 900 | 1137 | 1063 | 1387 | — | — | 1 | 15 | 26 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 18 | 68 | 338 | — | 1 | 2 | 21 | 89 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 157 | 508 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 166 | 156 | 0 | 112 | 97 | 137 | 97 | 0 |
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