Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 02 Mar 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
16.2° C
(Which is 2.6°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 8AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (02 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (02 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.2
SE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.7
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)881413131312121212121212111111111010107121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2282112532295015784964881493673673142682092021657598484732142233202
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
2.55
3:16PM
2.30
4:12AM
2.52
4:07PM
2.25
4:58AM
2.42
5:01PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38PM
0.53
9:13AM
0.68
9:29PM
0.49
10:04AM
0.68
10:20PM
0.49
10:52AM
0.66
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise----7:11-------7:13-------7:15---
Sunset-------8:21-------8:19-------8:16
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C10988101112121110989111211109889131514
Feels °C (?)221133456655679887556101111
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