
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 3PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
108 | 99 | 71 | 67 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 38 | 18 | 32 | 35 | 51 | 35 | 15 | 16 | 250 | 153 | 96 | 86 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:46AM2.07m | 11:09PM2.08m | 11:40AM2.06m | 00:07AM2.02m | 12:24PM2.07m | 00:54AM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.68m | 5:20AM0.65m | 5:54PM0.66m | 6:06AM0.68m | 6:44PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | |
— | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | -4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 3 | E 4 | E 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
108 | 99 | 71 | 67 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 51 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 153 | 96 | 86 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SSE 12 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 19 | 35 | 14 | — | — | 31 | 16 | 16 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 7 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | — | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 38 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | E 3 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 4 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | — | 82 | 157 | 172 | 15 | 272 | 250 | 742 | 592 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 137 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 219 | 141 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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