Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.2° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 11PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)--
Afternoon (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
15
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
91
88
56
55
55
53
26
23
24
56
24
24
23
19
17
15
42
22
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
S
5
SE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:40PM2.02m
7:28AM2.35m
7:40PM2.00m
8:26AM2.37m
8:50PM2.04m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.56m
1:51PM0.50m
1:55AM0.66m
2:41PM0.59m
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
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Temp °C
13
13
11
11
11
13
14
14
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
18
20
12
9
Feels °C
8
9
9
8
7
9
11
11
14
12
13
12
10
10
9
11
15
8
5
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