Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 79 | 75 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 100 | 99 | 104 | 66 | 61 | 95 | 94 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:15PM2.03m | 7:27AM2.00m | 8:04PM2.02m | 8:19AM1.97m | 8:49PM2.00m | 9:05AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.95m | 1:55PM0.87m | 2:09AM0.93m | 2:39PM0.81m | 3:00AM0.88m | 3:22PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
22 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 100 | 99 | 104 | 66 | 61 | 95 | 94 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 5 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 3 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | SE 14 | E 10 | — |
2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSW 7 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | S 4 |
— | — | — | 5 | 79 | 75 | — | — | — | 3 | 240 | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 141 | 141 | 151 | 87 | 97 | 88 | 137 | 157 | 3 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174 |
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