Tuhawaiki Point Surf Forecast

/ Canterbury (28 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (44.45° S 171.26° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST

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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 10.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (19 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s

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

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		Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ENE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	6	8	8	8	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	226	211	113	78	125	113	115	76	221	288	200	183	180	144	118	84	83	42	57	503	140	116	117	210
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SW	WNW	NW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	SW	E	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			1:05AM 2.34				1:30PM 2.35				1:49AM 2.30				2:25PM 2.28				2:30AM 2.27					3:07PM 2.17
Low Tide / height (m)	6:45PM 0.60				7:11AM 0.65				7:31PM 0.63				8:00AM 0.60				8:13PM 0.66				8:46AM 0.57

		Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	7	6	6	5	6	8	9	9	6	6	5	5	8	13	15	12	9	7	7	8	13	16	14	11
Feels °C (?)	-2	-3	0	1	2	3	3	3	1	2	0	1	4	9	10	6	2	2	2	4	11	12	12	8

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Tuhawaiki Point (light winds from the W at Marchwiel wx 9 km from Tuhawaiki Point). No surfable waves
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