Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
9.8°C
1.0° 

Tuhawaiki Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 8AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
16
0.5
SE
17
0.6
SSE
17
0.7
SE
17
0.7
SE
17
0.9
SE
16
0.9
SE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
2.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
89
44
46
59
60
64
59
54
49
87
92
229
135
193
302
298
390
362
220
164
122
499
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
10
SSW
5
S
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
SW
10
S
10
ESE
25
SSE
10
WSW
5
S
10
E
10
E
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:16AM2.10m
1:25PM2.11m
1:50AM2.10m
2:06PM2.10m
2:23AM2.10m
2:43PM2.08m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.75m
7:48PM0.64m
7:59AM0.71m
8:23PM0.59m
8:38AM0.65m
8:58PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
2
10
7
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
18
18
16
9
9
9
9
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
8
7
7
14
14
14
7
8
8
8
8
6
2
4
6
4
4
2
0
1
0
3
4
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