Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
10.4°C
1.4° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
67
53
24
23
28
26
25
19
68
95
86
82
81
95
93
91
60
60
62
57
48
48
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:40AM2.08m
8:17PM2.01m
8:38AM2.04m
9:26PM2.05m
9:38AM2.05m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.74m
1:42PM0.73m
2:14AM0.83m
2:33PM0.78m
3:17AM0.89m
3:39PM0.82m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:27
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
6
8
8
8
5
4
4
4
8
11
11
9
7
6
6
6
9
16
17
14
11
Feels °C
1
2
3
5
5
4
0
0
0
0
5
7
6
6
3
1
2
2
4
12
12
10
7
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