
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 9PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SE 13 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 117 | 59 | 65 | 88 | 34 | 22 | 46 | 33 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:53PM2.20m | 4:25AM2.36m | 4:36PM2.22m | 5:18AM2.41m | 5:22PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.32m | 9:59PM0.36m | 10:45AM0.34m | 10:52PM0.41m | 11:40AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | ENE 4 | SE 12 | SE 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 3 | NNE 3 |
18 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 59 | 65 | 88 | 34 | 22 | 46 | 33 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 15 | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SE 12 | ENE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 |
3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | — | — | E 7 | SE 11 | — | E 11 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 12 | E 15 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 5 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | N 5 | S 4 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | — | S 8 | — | N 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | 1 | 12 | 29 | 23 | 35 | 117 | 432 | — | 203 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 254 | 183 | 149 | 0 | 151 | 151 | 1 | 155 | 155 | 166 | 112 | 137 | 137 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
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