Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 5 | SE 14 | SSE 7 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 55 | 54 | 34 | 39 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 39 | 33 | 30 | 57 | 52 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:36PM2.22m | 5:18AM2.41m | 5:22PM2.20m | 6:13AM2.45m | 6:15PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52PM0.41m | 11:40AM0.38m | 11:45PM0.49m | 12:33PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 18 | 11 | 27 | 55 | 54 | 34 | 39 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | E 6 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 23 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 8 | — | 8 | 1 | 21 | 57 | 52 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 12 | E 6 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 8 | — | SE 14 | — | E 14 | NE 6 | SE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 8 | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 39 | 31 | — | — | — | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 449 | 137 | 137 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 137 | 137 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 137 | 137 | 164 |
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