Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.8°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 1PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
1
NE
0.2
ESE
0.6
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)1366712712121111451010111166789998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3215148814291111101123391718213869103228390528475460460
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SSE
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
2.25
4:02PM
2.25
4:09AM
2.24
4:59PM
2.31
5:00AM
2.20
5:57PM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
0.38
10:15PM
0.37
10:37AM
0.42
11:13PM
0.43
11:31AM
0.48
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--7:11-------7:13-------7:13-----
Sunset----5:54-------5:53-------5:52---
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------3141461-13243544
Temp. °C12121418181412111011119891010101110109899
Feels °C (?)10109151510877654245565332122
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