Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 140 | 134 | 77 | 57 | 64 | 33 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 36 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:01AM2.17m | 10:16PM2.09m | 10:59AM2.25m | 11:17PM2.21m | 11:53AM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.76m | 4:32AM0.71m | 5:15PM0.75m | 5:30AM0.71m | 6:12PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 138 | 140 | 134 | 77 | 57 | 64 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 36 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SE 10 | E 10 | — | SE 17 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 79 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 21 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 88 | 108 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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