
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 9PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 54 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:07PM2.03m | 9:44AM2.30m | 10:11PM2.14m | 10:39AM2.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.70m | 3:16AM0.77m | 3:57PM0.72m | 4:19AM0.79m | 5:00PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
9 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 54 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 6 | E 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 3 | SSE 16 | E 11 | E 11 |
9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 311 | 312 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 156 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 87 | 139 | 137 | 191 | 88 | 137 |
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