
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 5PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
262 | 235 | 262 | 641 | 99 | 77 | 69 | 88 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 51 | 82 | 53 | 80 | 181 | 191 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:47AM2.08m | 7:59PM2.16m | 8:49AM2.05m | 9:23PM2.10m | 9:55AM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.81m | 2:33AM0.85m | 2:45PM0.87m | 3:34AM0.93m | 3:52PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
262 | 235 | 202 | 173 | 99 | 57 | 69 | 88 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 31 | 38 | 33 | 181 | 191 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 146 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 9 | SSE 16 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — |
2 | 2 | 25 | 55 | 82 | 77 | 40 | 44 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 82 | 53 | 80 | 184 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 17 | NE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 |
4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 19 | 51 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — |
428 | 339 | 262 | 641 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 155 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 137 | 137 | 1 |
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