Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 11 May 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.4°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 7AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (12 May)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.1
SE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SE
14
0.8
SE
14
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
142
128
109
314
310
1012
306
683
476
402
313
328
419
372
305
248
121
110
88
83
79
61
55
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
NW
10
NW
15
SE
15
S
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
N
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:57PM2.02m
11:24AM2.04m
11:41PM2.04m
12:10PM2.12m
00:30AM2.10m
12:58PM2.19m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.71m
5:32PM0.59m
5:52AM0.58m
6:18PM0.48m
6:33AM0.48m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
10
14
14
12
10
9
9
9
11
13
14
13
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
6
5
5
5
6
11
9
8
8
6
6
6
8
10
11
10
9
7
8
8
7
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.1
SE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SE
14
0.8
SE
14
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
209
142
128
109
314
310
314
306
683
476
402
313
328
419
372
305
248
121
110
88
83
79
61
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.4
SE
16
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.7
SSE
6
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SE
13
Energy kJ
25
24
23
64
22
21
21
36
31
30
27
25
22
22
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
20
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
E
13
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.1
SE
22
0.3
E
11
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
24
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
13
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
22
62
4
24
32
11
11
18
21
7
11
18
30
27
25
18
7
9
7
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
1.5
SSE
16
2.4
S
15
2
S
8
Energy kJ
1
2
1012
2580
491
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
151
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
87
0
0
0
0
0
0
87
155
87
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
9
9
8
6
8
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tuhawaiki Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest