Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 7PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 501 | 497 | 586 | 567 | 482 | 380 | 341 | 299 | 236 | 297 | 88 | 76 | 57 | 61 | 46 | 132 | 169 | 166 | 155 | 155 | 261 | 192 | 489 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:38AM1.99m | 8:07PM1.98m | 8:26AM2.01m | 8:53PM1.98m | 9:19AM2.05m | 9:40PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.68m | 2:20AM0.78m | 2:45PM0.66m | 3:08AM0.72m | 3:32PM0.67m | 3:58AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | -6 | -4 | -4 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 7 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 30 | 48 | 48 | 29 | — | 21 | 8 | 236 | 126 | 88 | 69 | 57 | 50 | 35 | 132 | 169 | 166 | 155 | 155 | 97 | 191 | 489 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 16 | E 11 | SE 7 | S 21 |
| kJ | 29 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 67 | 41 | 58 | 56 | 76 | 56 | 58 | 40 | 25 | — | — | — | 78 | 192 | 73 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 485 | 501 | 497 | 586 | 567 | 482 | 380 | 341 | 299 | — | 297 | — | — | — | 61 | 46 | 107 | 139 | 123 | 125 | 116 | 261 | 192 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 153 | 152 | 152 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 107 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 152 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 151 | 141 | 107 |
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