
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 11PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 68 | 95 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 100 | 97 | 88 | 86 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 48 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:17PM2.01m | 8:38AM2.04m | 9:26PM2.05m | 9:38AM2.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM0.73m | 2:14AM0.83m | 2:33PM0.78m | 3:17AM0.89m | 3:39PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
12 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 68 | 95 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 100 | 97 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 |
23 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 59 | 51 | 47 | 88 | 86 | 59 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NE 3 | SSE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 6 |
11 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 57 | 45 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NW 3 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 108 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 107 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 87 | 3 | 87 | 1 |
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