Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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Tuhawaiki Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)99101010111110101010101010109999105556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2872933252963132672672161751651251239287878785858744465056108
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
SE
15
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
SW
0
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
2.13
8:40PM
1.97
8:51AM
2.05
9:38PM
2.03
9:56AM
1.97
10:25PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:13PM
0.81
2:16AM
0.99
3:09PM
0.87
3:31AM
1.03
4:00PM
0.88
4:45AM
0.98
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset---6:13-------6:10-------6:08----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1419221916161514152017161514141312131313111099
Feels °C (?)13171817131312121219141513131412101010108766
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