Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Issued: 12 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is

10.9°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 (28 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 5AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Evening (28 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 28								Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 17	SE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SSE 15	SE 14	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	71	71	104	114	120	188	193	135	318	487	671	566	447	430	419	414	419	409	398	318	309	272	214	98
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WNW	W	NW	SE	E	NNW	NW	SW	NW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			4:52AM2.26m				5:06PM2.09m				5:41AM2.29m				5:50PM2.07m				6:34AM2.32m				6:40PM2.02m
Low Tide	10:33PM0.36m				11:16AM0.33m				11:22PM0.40m				12:08PM0.35m				00:12AM0.47m				1:00PM0.42m


	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	4	3	4	7	11	12	10	7	6	7	6	8	12	13	12	11	9	8	8	8	11	11	13	11
Feels °C	-1	-1	0	4	8	8	7	3	2	4	2	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	7	7	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 8	SSE 16	SSE 17	SE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SSE 15	SE 14	SSE 12
kJ	51	71	104	111	120	188	193	56	318	487	671	566	447	430	419	414	419	409	398	318	309	272	214	98
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 12	SSE 15	ESE 13	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SSE 15	SSE 16	E 11	ENE 4
kJ	71	68	67	67	67	41	31	135	32	29	38	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	5	231	149	2	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	SSE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	—	—	—	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 11	—	SE 15
kJ	8	44	99	114	96	95	64	32	—	—	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	—	58
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 2	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4
kJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	1020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	4	11
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	5	1	5	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	155	185	8	0	0	0	0	137	155	87	0	0	0	0	88	137	137	137	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	7	4	9	5	9	5	4	7	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	4	7	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5

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