
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 2AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | 23 | 57 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 73 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 35 | 60 | 166 | 118 | 86 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:40PM2.00m | 8:26AM2.37m | 8:50PM2.04m | 9:27AM2.39m | 9:59PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.50m | 1:55AM0.66m | 2:41PM0.59m | 2:56AM0.74m | 3:35PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
23 | 23 | 57 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 15 | — | 22 | 21 | 19 | 35 | 53 | 36 | 31 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | — | SSE 16 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
21 | 21 | — | 24 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 166 | 118 | 86 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 4 | S 15 | SE 16 | — | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 73 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 153 | 233 | 223 | 162 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 137 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 137 | 137 | 139 | 166 | 163 | 163 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 0 |
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