
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 23s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 23s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 4AM is: 0.7m 23s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 23s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 23s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 24 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
353 | 331 | 471 | 704 | 859 | 844 | 680 | 277 | 213 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 201 | 191 | 135 | 176 | 381 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:05PM2.49m | 6:19AM2.33m | 6:59PM2.37m | 7:20AM2.23m | 7:53PM2.23m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.63m | 12:31PM0.46m | 00:49AM0.64m | 1:28PM0.53m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 23 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 |
353 | 331 | 428 | 422 | 859 | 297 | 289 | 277 | 213 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 156 | 191 | 135 | 135 | 381 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 23 | SSE 24 | ESE 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 13 |
91 | 98 | 471 | 704 | 309 | 844 | 680 | 200 | 160 | 149 | 144 | 142 | 201 | 151 | 23 | 34 | 93 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 24 | S 9 | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SE 23 | SSE 22 | SE 21 | SE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | S 18 |
72 | 45 | 55 | — | — | — | 354 | 255 | 181 | 115 | 111 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 88 | 176 | 165 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 15 | S 10 | — | S 14 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1104 | 307 | — | 1175 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 107 | 112 | 0 |
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