Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 4AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 359 | 330 | 285 | 235 | 223 | 179 | 176 | 142 | 119 | 92 | 67 | 50 | 35 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 57 | 11 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:10AM2.47m | 8:34PM2.19m | 9:10AM2.46m | 9:40PM2.24m | 10:08AM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.66m | 2:15PM0.58m | 2:39AM0.71m | 3:11PM0.63m | 3:44AM0.72m | 4:14PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 359 | 330 | 285 | 235 | 223 | 179 | 176 | 142 | 119 | 92 | 67 | 50 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 23 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 4 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 1201 | 1387 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | — | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 57 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 155 | 137 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 137 | 87 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 151 | 141 |
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