Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
9.5° C
0.8° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 3AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.5
SE
14
0.8
SE
12
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
96
102
178
138
140
111
77
72
51
33
38
34
31
33
30
22
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
E
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:17PM2.00m
10:01AM2.17m
10:16PM2.09m
10:59AM2.25m
Low Tide
3:35AM0.70m
4:11PM0.76m
4:32AM0.71m
5:15PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
Temp °C
5
4
3
3
3
4
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
2
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
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