Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.8° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 11AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
62
59
59
58
56
55
52
51
97
132
62
67
68
46
70
68
58
65
98
188
252
310
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
40
S
35
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
10
SW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
E
10
NE
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:29AM2.17m
2:44PM2.07m
3:08AM2.23m
3:24PM2.09m
3:52AM2.26m
4:06PM2.09m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.45m
8:49PM0.35m
9:25AM0.37m
9:33PM0.36m
10:16AM0.33m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
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clear
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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6:16
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7:15
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6:13
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6:35
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7:37
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6:37
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4
6
1
1
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Temp °C
7
7
9
17
19
16
13
11
10
5
3
8
9
9
5
4
4
4
8
12
11
10
7
Feels °C
3
3
5
13
16
14
10
7
1
-3
-3
1
1
5
2
-1
-1
-1
5
9
7
7
2
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