
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 12AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | 77 | 113 | 103 | 144 | 135 | 125 | 167 | 163 | 156 | 149 | 141 | 156 | 154 | 151 | 195 | 195 | 238 | 238 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:31PM2.07m | 1:02AM2.11m | 1:13PM2.09m | 1:31AM2.15m | 1:56PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.68m | 7:06AM0.74m | 7:33PM0.71m | 7:49AM0.71m | 8:12PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
21 | 32 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 135 | 125 | 167 | 163 | 156 | 149 | 141 | 156 | 154 | 151 | 195 | 195 | 238 | 238 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
5 | 77 | 113 | 103 | 144 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 11 | SE 13 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | — |
13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 51 | 30 | 12 | 12 | — | 11 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
44 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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