Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 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 3.7°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 4AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)88999109999910111213131212121111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25349218823920521917317317314013915319934757265358448833029724222513696
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
0
NNW
10
SW
5
SE
10
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
2.09
11:33AM
1.91
11:43PM
2.09
12:11PM
1.96
12:23AM
2.09
12:49PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
0.87
5:27PM
0.77
6:10AM
0.74
6:09PM
0.65
6:41AM
0.60
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:07---
Sunset-------6:06-------6:04-------6:01
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131211111519181614131311131717141311111011151614
Feels °C (?)109761218161411910910141312128879101211
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