Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 1AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 6 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 270 | 116 | 114 | 382 | 144 | 162 | 141 | 240 | 240 | 225 | 229 | 229 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 229 | 216 | 184 | 177 | 127 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40PM2.01m | 10:17AM2.10m | 10:32PM2.07m | 11:16AM2.18m | 11:29PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.67m | 3:58AM0.67m | 4:26PM0.70m | 4:49AM0.63m | 5:28PM0.71m | 5:43AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 6 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 270 | 116 | 114 | 382 | 144 | 44 | 141 | 240 | 240 | 225 | 229 | 229 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 229 | 216 | 184 | 177 | 127 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | E 10 | SE 5 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 14 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 28 | 80 | 50 | 81 | 115 | 141 | 35 | 36 | 69 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 52 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 37 | 40 | 81 | 71 | 66 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 19 | SSE 19 | S 17 | — | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 20 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 68 | 154 | — | 96 | 87 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 11 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 73 | 87 | 366 | 53 | 162 | 122 | 64 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 107 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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