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Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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Tuhawaiki Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today?
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 4AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 13 | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | S 4 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 4 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 42 | 67 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:47AM2.32m | 6:41PM2.52m | 7:03AM2.33m | 7:42PM2.51m | 8:08AM2.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44PM0.50m | 12:10PM0.57m | 00:37AM0.56m | 1:14PM0.58m | 1:32AM0.62m | 2:15PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | |
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Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 5 | E 4 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 67 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 |
2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 9 | — | E 13 | E 5 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | E 12 | SSE 11 | E 6 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — |
— | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 34 | — | 7 | 25 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 166 | 163 | 164 | 223 | 254 | 165 | 87 | 389 | 151 | 107 | 87 | 90 | 87 | 88 | 97 | 137 | 137 | 0 |
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