Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is

11.2°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 (27 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 11AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (27 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (27 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Sunday 27							Monday 28								Tuesday 29
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 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	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	2	3	3	3	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	S 5	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 12	SSE 7	SSE 8	ESE 13	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	51	71	124	81	49	72	52	70	69	98	109	99	138	188	93	302	475	671	580	447	425	398	283
Wind (km/h)	SW	S	SW	WSW	SW	SW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	ESE	E	NNW	WSW	WNW	NW	NNW	ENE	ENE	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross
High Tide		4:08AM2.23m				4:24PM2.09m				4:52AM2.26m				5:06PM2.09m				5:41AM2.29m				5:50PM2.07m
Low Tide				10:25AM0.37m				10:33PM0.36m				11:16AM0.33m				11:22PM0.40m				12:08PM0.35m


	—	8:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—
mm	—	5	9	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	5	4	7	9	8	5	4	3	4	7	11	10	9	7	6	7	6	8	12	13	12	11
Feels °C	8	-5	-3	1	1	4	2	0	-1	0	4	8	4	7	2	3	4	2	4	9	9	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 7	ESE 12	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 6	SSE 15	SSE 16	SE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15
kJ	51	50	57	81	49	72	52	42	69	98	109	99	138	188	20	302	475	671	580	447	425	398	283
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 12	ESE 15	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	SSE 15	ESE 13	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	3	3	1	27	21	27	28	70	68	68	57	57	33	31	93	32	29	38	15	16	16	16	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	ESE 16	S 16	ESE 14	SE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	SSE 10	NE 7	S 12	S 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	—	ESE 12	ESE 13	—	—	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 12	—	—
kJ	8	26	5	41	8	41	41	10	2	73	80	98	65	—	30	64	—	—	14	16	29	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 5	SSE 7	SW 3	S 6	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	71	124	2	84	408	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	883	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	4	5	2	3	3	3	5	4	4	2
Distance (km)	0	151	151	0	223	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	155	166	87	0	0	0	0	137	137	87	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2		3		3	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	5	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Spooky's West Coast South Island	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Shag Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora-Stix Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Humenga Point Wairarapa	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Tora-Stix Wairarapa	Fox River West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	3	4	2	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	5	4	9	9	5	5	4	6	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	7	6	9

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