Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is

9.9° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 6AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSE 14	E 9	NE 5	E 9	E 9	NE 5	NE 5	E 8	E 7	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	SSE 17	E 13	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	14	19	16	27	17	15	35	38	33	23	32	8	7	6	6	6	5	11	27	31	51	26	15	15
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			1:23AM2.40m				2:05PM2.44m				2:15AM2.49m					3:07PM2.51m				3:05AM2.52m				4:10PM2.55m
Low Tide	7:21PM0.63m				7:38AM0.60m				8:14PM0.58m				8:36AM0.56m					9:06PM0.57m				9:33AM0.49m


	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	5	5	4	5	5	8	11	10	8	7	9	9	8	12	15	13	11	10	10	9	9	9	11	9
Feels °C	2	1	0	1	1	4	8	6	5	3	5	5	4	8	11	10	9	7	8	6	6	6	8	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 8	E 7	E 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 13	E 13	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	14	14	14	8	10	12	9	10	33	23	32	8	7	4	6	6	5	8	4	31	30	12	15	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 14	ENE 4	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 12	E 8	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	SE 16	SSE 17	SE 16	SSE 16	E 7	E 6	E 6
kJ	8	19	3	14	15	15	14	14	3	6	15	6	6	6	6	6	1	11	27	10	26	3	3	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 3	ENE 3	SSE 8	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 12	S 8	S 8	S 12	S 8	S 8	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 16	E 7	E 10	E 11	SE 19	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 17	SE 16
kJ	1	1	7	17	17	7	6	1	5	3	1	1	6	6	6	5	1	2	2	15	51	26	11	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 5	—	N 2	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	2	16	27	—	1	35	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Campbells Bay Otago	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	87	87	87	1	137	88	1	8	87	87	87	88	149	108	149	87	87	87	87	0	0	87	87	87
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Gore Bay	Midshore Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Gore Bay	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay	Gore Bay	South Shore	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay				Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2				1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Back Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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