Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
13.2°C
3.6° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 12PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
10
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.6
SE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
90
58
41
43
51
81
81
51
193
250
196
162
191
148
140
136
134
134
80
81
48
65
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
0
NNW
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:49AM2.05m
9:23PM2.10m
9:55AM2.06m
10:37PM2.04m
10:50AM2.09m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.85m
2:45PM0.87m
3:34AM0.93m
3:52PM0.92m
4:32AM0.96m
5:10PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:39
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6:37
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8:01
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Temp °C
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
12
15
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
18
17
15
13
Feels °C
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
7
8
10
13
15
14
14
13
12
12
15
16
14
13
11
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