Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 10AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 76 | 88 | 127 | 331 | 142 | 195 | 298 | 295 | 347 | 261 | 248 | 69 | 117 | 568 | 636 | 575 | 612 | 247 | 241 | 179 | 106 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:50AM2.10m | 2:06PM2.10m | 2:23AM2.10m | 2:43PM2.08m | 2:58AM2.11m | 3:20PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.71m | 8:23PM0.59m | 8:38AM0.65m | 8:58PM0.53m | 9:17AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 11 | ESE 4 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
84 | 76 | 88 | 53 | 114 | 16 | 195 | 298 | 295 | 347 | 261 | 248 | 69 | 103 | 147 | 212 | 181 | 223 | 247 | 241 | 179 | 106 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SSE 15 | S 16 | SE 17 | SE 12 | E 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
19 | 6 | 17 | 74 | 137 | 142 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 206 | 60 | 5 | 98 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | E 3 | S 11 | ESE 13 | E 11 | E 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | E 15 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
1 | — | 1 | 39 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | 14 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 30 | 7 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 15 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 127 | 331 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 60 | 117 | 568 | 636 | 575 | 612 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 137 | 139 | 151 | 191 | 155 | 155 | 139 | 137 | 139 | 223 | 339 | 223 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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