Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 11PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 24 | 508 | 649 | 795 | 772 | 689 | 603 | 534 | 338 | 254 | 424 | 369 | 273 | 265 | 252 | 203 | 169 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:34PM2.08m | 4:41AM2.06m | 5:13PM2.06m | 5:32AM2.04m | 5:56PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.67m | 11:16AM0.64m | 11:36PM0.66m | 12:04PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 43 | 24 | 22 | 649 | 795 | 772 | 689 | 603 | 534 | 338 | 254 | 424 | 369 | 273 | 265 | 252 | 203 | 169 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 10 | S 9 | S 22 | S 20 | SE 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 147 | 142 | 290 | 320 | 7 | 94 | 132 | 9 | 8 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | E 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 | S 19 | E 17 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 19 |
| kJ | 24 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | S 6 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 12 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 144 | 508 | 2402 | 3953 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 311 | 191 | 191 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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