Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 4AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 27 | 86 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:11PM2.14m | 10:39AM2.36m | 11:12PM2.28m | 11:33AM2.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.79m | 5:00PM0.68m | 5:19AM0.76m | 5:55PM0.60m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 4 | S 8 | SSE 16 | E 5 | SSE 8 | E 5 | SSE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 4 | 48 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | E 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 86 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 11 | SSE 16 | E 11 | SSE 16 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | WNW 3 | ESE 2 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SSE 4 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 12 | — | 13 | 21 | — | 17 | 10 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 112 | 181 | 169 | 163 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 88 | 137 | 137 | 137 |
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