
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 1AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | 30 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:41PM2.02m | 2:13AM2.15m | 2:25PM2.07m | 2:52AM2.24m | 3:09PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.45m | 8:20AM0.47m | 8:26PM0.37m | 9:04AM0.37m | 9:09PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
35 | 30 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | — | — | SE 9 | S 9 | — | — | ENE 3 |
3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | S 17 | E 10 | — | E 15 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 13 | — | E 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 164 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 137 | 112 | 87 |
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