
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 7AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ENE 8 | S 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 30 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 47 | 40 | 51 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 318 | 262 | 134 | 81 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:09PM2.08m | 11:40AM2.06m | 00:07AM2.02m | 12:24PM2.07m | 00:54AM2.03m | 1:02PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM0.65m | 5:54PM0.66m | 6:06AM0.68m | 6:44PM0.63m | 6:49AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 |
30 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 51 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 134 | 81 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 88 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 7 | E 3 | — | SE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 14 | E 11 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | 35 | 35 | 22 | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 34 | 18 | 14 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SSE 14 | ENE 3 | — | — | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 12 |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 20 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 11 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | — | SSE 14 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — | S 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 38 | 47 | 40 | 220 | — | — | 16 | 318 | 262 | 615 | 378 | 320 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 137 | 137 | 155 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 155 | 219 | 141 | 141 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
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