Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 23 May 2026 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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (23 May)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
14
0.5
SE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SE
16
0.5
SE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SE
15
0.7
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
40
51
119
158
109
156
122
124
169
169
171
169
191
214
160
114
111
106
99
71
69
66
64
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNE
10
E
15
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
5
E
0
NE
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:07AM2.29m
9:36PM2.43m
10:06AM2.21m
10:31PM2.34m
11:07AM2.14m
11:29PM2.24m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.60m
3:46AM0.68m
4:12PM0.62m
4:51AM0.64m
5:13PM0.63m
5:47AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
12
13
14
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
11
11
11
10
11
12
13
10
11
11
8
10
9
8
9
7
8
9
8
8
8
9
7
7
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
14
0.5
SE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SE
16
0.5
SE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SE
15
0.7
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
39
40
51
119
158
109
156
122
124
169
169
171
169
191
214
160
114
111
106
99
71
69
66
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.4
SE
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
12
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
3
3
3
5
3
1
12
11
10
2
12
8
10
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
4
1
1
3
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
87
87
87
87
137
87
0
137
1
0
87
137
137
137
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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