Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
9.4° C
0.4° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 9AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
E
13
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
16
0.4
ESE
16
0.5
ESE
16
0.5
ESE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
ESE
16
0.7
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
17
0.8
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
31
26
26
15
15
30
33
35
37
36
34
52
87
155
157
164
203
234
325
302
366
430
362
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
SW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
5
NNW
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:05AM2.52m
4:10PM2.55m
4:02AM2.49m
5:10PM2.55m
5:10AM2.42m
6:05PM2.49m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.49m
10:01PM0.59m
10:31AM0.44m
10:57PM0.61m
11:31AM0.43m
11:53PM0.63m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:06
8:04
8:03
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5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
8
9
9
9
9
11
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
10
9
8
7
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
9
8
6
4
6
5
7
5
9
7
7
6
4
4
4
6
8
6
5
4
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