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Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
16.7° C
 (Which is 2.7°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 1AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (24 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SE
0.9
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)12121111111111101010810111212121212121111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)671528426351297291233141136106104173270384397410403304243215204216182491
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
S
30
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
NW
0
N
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffglasscross-
off		glasscross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
2.03
7:54AM
2.07
8:31PM
2.04
8:44AM
2.03
9:27PM
2.06
9:36AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:30PM
0.63
1:53AM
0.62
2:17PM
0.63
2:43AM
0.67
3:07PM
0.62
3:33AM
0.74
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:22--
Sunset-9:13-------9:12-------9:10------
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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rain showers
Rain (mm)
2671------11--1-1------1
Temp. °C141313131212141315151312121212151415151415141618
Feels °C (?)10101079910101110810111010131214131214131614
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