Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is

9.4° 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 (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 9AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Evening (25 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 25							Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	SSE 17	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 6	SE 17	SE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	16	28	51	66	44	77	74	103	144	135	123	167	163	156	149	141	156	154	154	151	195	173	227
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	S	S	W	WNW	NW	WNW	W	N	ENE	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	00:26AM2.06m				12:31PM2.07m				1:02AM2.11m				1:13PM2.09m				1:31AM2.15m				1:56PM2.10m
Low Tide			6:21AM0.76m				6:54PM0.68m				7:06AM0.74m				7:33PM0.71m				7:49AM0.71m				8:12PM0.74m


	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	6	5	6	7	6	4	3	2	1	3	7	8	6	5	5	5	6	7	9	11	10	9
Feels °C	1	0	-2	1	1	1	0	-1	-3	-3	-1	4	4	3	1	1	0	1	2	5	7	5	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 7	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	16	16	17	66	44	37	27	16	144	135	123	167	163	156	149	141	156	154	154	151	195	173	227
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	E 5	E 9	ESE 13	ESE 15	SE 17	SE 17	ESE 16	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 6	S 7	S 12	S 12	S 7	SSE 5	ESE 15
kJ	1	2	6	17	21	77	74	103	16	11	11	11	8	8	11	10	24	32	3	3	23	3	188
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	SSE 17	SSE 16	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 14	S 14	ENE 12	SE 14	E 11	S 13	S 13	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	S 12	S 12	S 10	—	S 7
kJ	2	28	26	6	5	5	5	5	8	4	45	8	37	3	3	32	31	31	12	11	8	—	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 4	SSE 6	S 7	S 7	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 2	WNW 2	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	11	51	282	173	141	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	151	141	151	149	149	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	7	6	6	9	8	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	7	6	6	9	8	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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