Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is

10.4°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 (17 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	11s
Evening (17 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 17							Friday 18								Saturday 19
	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	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 15	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 16	SE 15	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	98	67	53	24	23	28	26	25	19	68	95	86	82	81	95	93	91	60	60	62	57	48	48
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SW	SSW	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	SSE	SE	NNE	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:40AM2.08m				8:17PM2.01m				8:38AM2.04m					9:26PM2.05m				9:38AM2.05m
Low Tide	1:15AM0.74m				1:42PM0.73m				2:14AM0.83m				2:33PM0.78m					3:17AM0.89m				3:39PM0.82m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—
mm	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	5	5	6	8	8	8	5	4	4	4	8	11	11	9	7	6	6	6	9	16	17	14	11
Feels °C	1	2	3	5	5	4	0	0	0	0	5	7	6	6	3	1	2	2	4	12	12	10	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SSE 15	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 5	ENE 5	ESE 11
kJ	36	28	17	16	13	9	8	19	17	68	95	86	82	81	51	93	85	56	56	55	9	10	48
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 5	ESE 14	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SE 15	SSE 16	ESE 11	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	ENE 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	ENE 7
kJ	6	15	13	24	23	20	20	6	19	25	48	47	45	59	95	47	91	60	60	7	50	48	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	S 13	SE 15	SE 15	SE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 5	ESE 9	ESE 4	—	E 12	E 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 4	SE 16	SE 15	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	8	4	9	9	11	28	26	25	2	8	2	—	3	3	35	34	1	3	4	62	57	12	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	—	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 2	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	—	—	N 3
kJ	98	67	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	9	7	15	19	—	—	5
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	87	87	88	1	0	87	0	0	90	88	107	0	1	1	1	87	8	1	8	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	9	8	5	5	5	5	4	6	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5

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