Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 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
14.6° 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 11AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.1
SE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)111144551111566777888899991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1010191627373739323495149178130408403347119178207404216284284
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
S
30
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:09AM
2.24
4:59PM
2.31
5:00AM
2.20
5:57PM
2.36
6:00AM
2.17
6:57PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
0.42
11:13PM
0.43
11:31AM
0.48
12:07AM
0.50
12:27PM
0.55
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:15-----
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:51---
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--518------11-111111111-1
Temp. °C101211101010101010111010999876679987
Feels °C (?)678455555532133321124432
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