
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (25 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 18 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
310 | 360 | 249 | 178 | 128 | 111 | 108 | 75 | 75 | 60 | 124 | 116 | 108 | 126 | 153 | 195 | 195 | 154 | 173 | 149 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 12:24PM2.07m | 00:54AM2.03m | 1:02PM2.08m | 1:28AM2.07m | 1:39PM2.09m | 1:52AM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.63m | 6:49AM0.70m | 7:23PM0.64m | 7:30AM0.71m | 7:58PM0.68m | 8:12AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | |
5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
28 | 15 | 249 | 178 | 128 | 111 | 108 | 75 | 75 | 60 | 124 | 116 | 108 | 86 | 153 | 195 | 195 | 154 | 149 | 149 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 12 |
— | 9 | 16 | 39 | 43 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 29 | 81 | 126 | 119 | 105 | 99 | 108 | 173 | 119 | 85 | 52 | 50 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | — | E 12 | SSE 14 | E 12 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 12 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 22 | 30 | 21 | — | 12 | 20 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 41 | 27 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
310 | 360 | 1112 | 692 | 650 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 151 | 141 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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