Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
9.1° C
0.5° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 2AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Sat morning).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
385
688
199
180
162
162
129
126
94
88
64
63
60
42
41
40
41
41
42
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NE
10
E
10
NE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:52PM2.50m
2:52AM2.52m
3:52PM2.50m
3:49AM2.46m
4:45PM2.44m
Low Tide
8:44PM0.56m
9:16AM0.43m
9:38PM0.58m
10:12AM0.40m
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
9
9
9
10
11
14
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
10
8
6
6
6
7
9
12
9
10
9
7
7
7
7
10
10
8
7
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