Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 10AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 7 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 284 | 247 | 423 | 261 | 90 | 56 | 58 | 39 | 98 | 100 | 132 | 157 | 152 | 149 | 146 | 181 | 360 | 352 | 333 | 339 | 312 | 306 | 343 |
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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:26AM2.01m | 8:53PM1.98m | 9:19AM2.05m | 9:40PM2.01m | 10:17AM2.10m | 10:32PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.78m | 2:45PM0.66m | 3:08AM0.72m | 3:32PM0.67m | 3:58AM0.67m | 4:26PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 46 | 22 | 247 | 193 | 122 | 90 | 49 | 56 | 36 | 98 | 100 | 132 | 157 | 152 | 149 | 146 | 181 | 360 | 352 | 333 | 339 | 312 | 306 | 343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 10 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 13 | E 12 | — | S 16 | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 21 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 56 | 58 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 47 | — | 80 | — | — | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 11 | SE 13 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | S 22 | S 20 | SE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 39 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 30 | 15 | 69 | 59 | 100 | 97 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 319 | 284 | 21 | 423 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 110 | 151 | 99 | 93 | 145 | 94 | 262 | 162 | 114 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 141 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 152 | 141 | 141 | 90 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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