
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 4AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 18 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
229 | 229 | 229 | 187 | 184 | 177 | 177 | 173 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 70 | 67 | 47 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:32PM2.07m | 11:16AM2.18m | 11:29PM2.17m | 12:12PM2.27m | 00:28AM2.28m | 1:07PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.63m | 5:28PM0.71m | 5:43AM0.62m | 6:27PM0.68m | 6:39AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
229 | 229 | 229 | 187 | 184 | 177 | 177 | 173 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 70 | 67 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
58 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 41 | 82 | 80 | 70 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 47 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 20 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
— | 96 | 87 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 8 | 15 | 107 | 158 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 50 | 25 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 88 | 137 | 88 |
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