Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
9.3° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 1AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
1
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
77
57
33
33
38
33
32
33
30
30
23
52
22
25
41
59
45
32
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
5
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
S
0
NW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:16PM2.09m
10:59AM2.25m
11:17PM2.21m
11:53AM2.34m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.76m
4:32AM0.71m
5:15PM0.75m
5:30AM0.71m
6:12PM0.68m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
5
1
Temp °C
8
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
4
6
5
5
6
6
5
6
7
7
6
7
5
6
5
8
8
9
6
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