Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 5PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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 29mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 226 | 423 | 297 | 86 | 76 | 58 | 40 | 92 | 104 | 216 | 123 | 135 | 114 | 146 | 174 | 382 | 411 | 345 | 333 | 306 | 306 | 343 | 332 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:26AM2.01m | 8:53PM1.98m | 9:19AM2.05m | 9:40PM2.01m | 10:17AM2.10m | 10:32PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM0.66m | 3:08AM0.72m | 3:32PM0.67m | 3:58AM0.67m | 4:26PM0.70m | 4:49AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 226 | 193 | 122 | 86 | 57 | 47 | 40 | 92 | 104 | 216 | 123 | 116 | 114 | 146 | 174 | 382 | 411 | 345 | 333 | 306 | 306 | 343 | 332 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 17 | — | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 40 | 57 | 76 | 58 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 30 | — | — | 78 | 81 | 115 | 70 | 20 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 69 | 101 | 100 | 97 | 51 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 15 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 423 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 35 | 64 | 135 | 109 | 60 | 82 | 21 | 119 | 124 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 155 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 152 | 141 | 141 | 97 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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