
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 4AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 34 | 77 | 76 | 64 | 77 | 64 | 126 | 248 | 297 | 346 | |
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-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:37AM2.29m | 5:31PM2.12m | 6:15AM2.22m | 6:06PM2.17m | 6:57AM2.15m | 6:53PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.56m | 11:56AM0.63m | 00:01AM0.60m | 12:33PM0.69m | 00:47AM0.67m | 1:11PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — |
6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 38 | 47 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | E 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | S 14 | S 10 | S 14 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 34 | 77 | 76 | 64 | 77 | 64 | 126 | 248 | 297 | 346 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 137 | 97 | 137 | 137 | 141 | 87 | 137 | 166 | 166 | 155 | 166 | 152 | 141 | 151 | 166 | 152 | 166 | 166 | 155 | 141 |
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