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Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 10 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
17.5° C
 (Which is 3.1°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: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (10 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (10 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
E
0.7
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)14141414131312111110104557778445556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)382032514616291311101019171815252713161828122364
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
1.94
11:13AM
1.94
11:48PM
1.98
12:11PM
1.96
12:35AM
2.04
1:00PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
0.88
5:18PM
0.76
5:55AM
0.88
6:12PM
0.78
6:58AM
0.85
6:59PM
0.78
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise---6:43-------6:46-------6:47----
Sunset-------8:52-------8:51-------8:50
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141413121522252522171514131415151413121215202121
Feels °C (?)121312111319222221161412121312131211101013181918
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