Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | 68 | 171 | 119 | 102 | 73 | 53 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.99m | 10:22AM2.03m | 11:08PM2.04m | 11:11AM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM0.73m | 4:01AM0.82m | 4:32PM0.74m | 4:58AM0.84m | 5:34PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 |
21 | 54 | 171 | 119 | 102 | 73 | 53 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | E 16 | E 15 | SSE 10 |
42 | 68 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 16 | S 19 | E 14 |
12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 2 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 92 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 164 | 88 | 88 | 87 |
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