
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 9AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 47 | 189 | 99 | 152 | 289 | 950 | 823 | 219 | 304 | 279 | 384 | 334 | 262 | 194 | 164 | 118 | 90 | 71 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:57AM2.15m | 6:53PM2.19m | 7:47AM2.08m | 7:59PM2.16m | 8:49AM2.05m | 9:23PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM0.75m | 1:37AM0.76m | 1:53PM0.81m | 2:33AM0.85m | 2:45PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | NE 9 | E 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 |
44 | 47 | 59 | 3 | 2 | — | 284 | 244 | 219 | 1 | 279 | 384 | 334 | 170 | 194 | 164 | 118 | 90 | 71 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | E 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | ESE 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 20 | 45 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 64 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | S 17 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 14 | E 10 | SSE 12 | S 11 | — | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SE 14 |
3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 69 | 2 | 56 | 22 | — | 8 | 19 | 10 | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 189 | 99 | 152 | 289 | 950 | 823 | 284 | 304 | 454 | 256 | 256 | 262 | 567 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 8 | 151 | 152 | 303 | 219 | 141 | 149 | 219 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 137 | 0 |
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