Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
9.1° C
0.5° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
SSE
16
1
S
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
162
129
126
96
90
66
64
58
41
40
40
40
41
29
29
29
28
27
85
41
62
162
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
15
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:52AM2.52m
3:52PM2.50m
3:49AM2.46m
4:45PM2.44m
4:53AM2.38m
5:34PM2.31m
Low Tide
9:16AM0.43m
9:38PM0.58m
10:12AM0.40m
10:34PM0.59m
11:11AM0.42m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
2
4
3
2
Temp °C
9
10
11
15
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
11
12
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
6
5
4
Feels °C
6
7
9
14
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
10
10
8
7
7
6
5
5
1
-2
-2
0
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