Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
14.0°C
3.9° 

Tuhawaiki Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 9PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
6
1.1
S
4
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
24
24
23
22
21
20
18
7
6
31
55
44
44
57
79
68
46
36
22
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
N
10
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
30
N
15
N
20
NNE
10
SW
45
S
25
SSW
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:09PM2.14m
3:36AM2.31m
3:53PM2.20m
4:25AM2.36m
4:36PM2.22m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.37m
9:09PM0.34m
9:52AM0.32m
9:59PM0.36m
10:45AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:26
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6:24
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6:24
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8:10
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8:13
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8:14
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
15
20
23
21
17
15
16
14
19
23
19
18
16
14
9
8
8
11
13
10
10
Feels °C
13
18
21
17
12
11
12
10
16
20
13
15
12
12
0
2
4
6
8
6
8
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