Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 17 | 64 | 22 | 25 | 41 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 71 | 31 | 45 | 67 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:17PM2.21m | 11:53AM2.34m | 00:16AM2.35m | 12:48PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.75m | 5:30AM0.71m | 6:12PM0.68m | 6:29AM0.68m | 7:03PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 41 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 11 | 44 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 11 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 17 | SE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 14 | E 7 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 11 | S 14 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 95 | 45 | 67 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 158 | 141 | 0 |
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