
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 7AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
114 | 108 | 61 | 58 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 57 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 13 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.94m | 7:44AM2.21m | 8:03PM1.96m | 8:44AM2.25m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.65m | 2:01PM0.62m | 2:16AM0.71m | 2:55PM0.70m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | S 5 |
114 | 108 | 61 | 58 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 13 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 |
2 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | — | E 10 | — | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 15 | E 10 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 42 | 57 | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 88 | 97 | 1 | 87 | 164 | 87 | 90 |
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