Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 9AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 51 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 54 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 166 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:44AM2.25m | 9:07PM2.03m | 9:44AM2.30m | 10:11PM2.14m | 10:39AM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM0.71m | 2:55PM0.70m | 3:16AM0.77m | 3:57PM0.72m | 4:19AM0.79m | 5:00PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 27 | 54 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | WNW 3 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 166 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 87 | 87 | 149 | 311 | 87 | 137 | 90 | 87 | 137 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 88 | 87 | 156 | 112 |
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