Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 2AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 385 | 688 | 199 | 180 | 162 | 162 | 129 | 126 | 94 | 88 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 |
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 | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:52PM2.50m | 2:52AM2.52m | 3:52PM2.50m | 3:49AM2.46m | 4:45PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.56m | 9:16AM0.43m | 9:38PM0.58m | 10:12AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 137 | 190 | 199 | 180 | 162 | 162 | 129 | 126 | 94 | 88 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSE 8 | E 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 385 | 688 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 181 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 0 |
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