Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is

11.1°C

Tuhawaiki Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (22 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 5PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Evening (22 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).
	Tue 22					Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 5	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SSE 16	SE 16	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	26	25	25	24	50	63	61	60	47	62	46	37	65	61	53	45	45	33	26	22	21
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNW	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	SE	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	ENE	ENE	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-off
High Tide			12:03PM2.11m				00:50AM2.04m				12:43PM2.08m				1:23AM2.07m				1:23PM2.05m
Low Tide					6:37PM0.63m				6:43AM0.78m				7:10PM0.55m				7:23AM0.68m				7:40PM0.46m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—
mm	2	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	5	10	15	13	8	7	7	7	7	9	9	7	7	7	7	6	7	12	14	14	12
Feels °C	0	6	12	8	-2	-1	-1	2	2	3	2	4	3	3	3	2	3	8	9	11	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	ESE 12	S 7	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 6	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	13	10	6	2	14	57	61	43	31	62	24	37	65	61	53	45	45	33	26	17	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	NE 4	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SSE 16	ESE 11	SSE 12	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	ENE 3
kJ	26	25	25	24	1	63	61	60	47	11	13	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	22	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	NNE 3	ENE 4	E 9	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 10	ESE 11	SSE 11	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	SSE 15
kJ	17	16	1	1	2	12	9	11	12	7	11	12	9	9	9	2	10	8	10	8	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 3	—	S 5	SSW 7	SSW 8	S 8	SSW 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	—
kJ	—	—	4	—	50	303	356	258	203	34	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Crossroads Otago	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Campbells Bay Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Crossroads Otago
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	5	3	1	1	3	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	97	137	87	137	282	201	166	1	2	166	156	156	0	0	0	0	0	88	112	137	87
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Gore Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay			Gore Bay	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2			3	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nugget Point Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	3	2	6	4	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	5	4	5	9	9	8	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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