
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
326 | 313 | 231 | 192 | 163 | 133 | 106 | 128 | 154 | 134 | 124 | 98 | 199 | 156 | 132 | 138 | 132 | 96 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.96m | 8:59AM2.11m | 9:17PM2.00m | 10:01AM2.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.63m | 2:40AM0.69m | 3:10PM0.71m | 3:35AM0.70m | 4:11PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
326 | 313 | 231 | 192 | 163 | 133 | 106 | 128 | 154 | 134 | 124 | 98 | 199 | 156 | 132 | 138 | 132 | 96 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 19 | SE 13 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
12 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 46 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 18 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SSE 18 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | E 4 |
— | 30 | — | — | — | — | 77 | 77 | 128 | 31 | 35 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
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