Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is

12.6°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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21								Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 13	SE 13	SE 14	SE 13	NE 4	SSE 9	SSE 6	ENE 4	SSE 5	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	45	44	44	45	52	57	62	56	13	8	4	4	3	6	6	6	6	13	11	6	22	54	49	47
Wind (km/h)	S	WNW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	SSW	WSW	NNW	N	E	SE	S	N	NNE	NNW	NNE	ENE	NE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	00:26AM1.97m				12:18PM2.05m					1:04AM2.00m			12:59PM2.02m					1:38AM2.06m				1:41PM2.02m
Low Tide			6:14AM0.86m				6:50PM0.66m				6:58AM0.74m					7:21PM0.55m				7:39AM0.60m				7:51PM0.45m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	13	15	18	18	17	14	11	12	12	16	20	20	18	12	11	11	10	12	17	19	19	17
Feels °C	8	11	11	13	15	14	13	12	9	10	10	14	18	17	16	11	9	9	8	10	15	18	19	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 13	SE 13	SE 14	SE 13	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 4	SE 3	SSE 6	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14
kJ	45	44	44	45	43	46	46	45	6	3	3	4	2	2	2	1	2	13	11	6	5	54	49	47
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	E 4	ENE 4	E 4	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 6	SSE 5	ENE 4	E 4	—	SE 12	SSE 6	SE 12	S 12	S 16	SSE 15	SSE 4	E 12	ENE 4
kJ	2	2	1	1	52	57	62	56	9	8	4	3	2	1	—	6	4	6	3	5	22	2	3	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SE 15	S 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	SE 13	SE 13	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 13	SE 12	SE 8	SE 12	E 13	E 12	SE 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
kJ	5	9	4	2	2	2	2	2	7	7	3	3	3	6	6	3	6	3	3	5	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	6
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	8	0	87	87	137	137	139	1	87	87	87	112	112	87	139	88	112	137	112	137	137	137	137	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	9	5

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