Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 11PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
419 | 441 | 773 | 743 | 743 | 558 | 466 | 136 | 93 | 61 | 75 | 54 | 54 | 45 | 37 | 89 | 73 | 208 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:11PM1.95m | 8:34AM2.07m | 9:13PM1.95m | 9:29AM2.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.64m | 2:01AM0.70m | 2:34PM0.69m | 3:00AM0.77m | 3:28PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 16 | SSE 16 |
18 | 9 | 773 | 743 | 743 | 558 | 466 | 102 | 93 | 61 | 75 | 54 | 54 | 45 | 37 | 89 | 73 | 208 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 15 | E 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | E 9 | E 8 |
17 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 551 | 3 | 136 | 69 | 39 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 68 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 10 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | SE 12 |
— | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
419 | 441 | 972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 137 | 137 | 1 |
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