Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
9.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 10AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (07 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
2
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
E
9
0.8
ESE
7
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
1.3
SSE
7
0.9
E
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
284
247
423
261
90
56
58
39
98
100
132
157
152
149
146
181
360
352
333
339
312
306
343
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:26AM2.01m
8:53PM1.98m
9:19AM2.05m
9:40PM2.01m
10:17AM2.10m
10:32PM2.07m
Low Tide
2:20AM0.78m
2:45PM0.66m
3:08AM0.72m
3:32PM0.67m
3:58AM0.67m
4:26PM0.70m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:10
8:10
8:08
8:08
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
4
6
4
1
3
2
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
6
5
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
5
4
5
6
6
7
5
5
6
7
7
6
5
Feels °C
-1
-1
-2
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
-4
-5
-3
-1
-1
0
-1
0
1
2
4
2
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.3
ESE
11
1.4
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
46
22
247
193
122
90
49
56
36
98
100
132
157
152
149
146
181
360
352
333
339
312
306
343
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
SE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
S
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
21
21
41
41
56
58
39
24
7
47
80
23
21
20
19
35
30
29
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
E
11
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
18
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
20
0.1
SE
19
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
Energy kJ
6
20
19
18
17
39
7
6
6
9
30
15
69
59
100
97
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
0.2
SSE
15
2
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.7
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
7
Energy kJ
319
284
21
423
261
25
110
151
99
93
145
94
262
162
114
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
151
141
87
8
0
0
0
0
0
8
141
141
141
141
152
141
141
90
8
8
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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