Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | S 4 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 81 | 52 | 51 | 180 | 91 | 65 | 220 | 67 | 0 | 358 | 306 | 313 | 227 | 227 | 185 | 182 | 147 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:15PM2.17m | 7:10AM2.47m | 7:20PM2.16m | 8:10AM2.47m | 8:34PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.57m | 1:24PM0.52m | 1:36AM0.66m | 2:15PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 57 | 81 | 52 | 27 | 180 | 91 | 47 | 220 | 23 | — | 358 | 306 | 313 | 227 | 227 | 185 | 182 | 147 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 14 | E 3 | SE 14 | — | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 107 | 2 | 51 | — | 23 | 65 | 193 | — | — | — | — | 155 | — | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 3 | E 3 | SSE 15 | — | SSE 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 77 | — | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | S 4 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 67 | 316 | 1216 | 996 | 1035 | 1208 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 137 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 408 | 845 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 137 | 137 | 139 |
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