Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
11.3°C
2.3° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 9AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.7
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
248
138
103
67
30
28
69
120
66
26
25
25
24
14
62
61
58
47
47
31
39
59
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
W
40
S
25
S
10
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NW
20
W
35
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:19AM2.11m
00:11AM2.04m
12:03PM2.11m
00:50AM2.04m
12:43PM2.08m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.90m
5:54PM0.72m
5:59AM0.85m
6:37PM0.63m
6:43AM0.78m
7:10PM0.55m
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part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
 mm
6
2
1
Temp °C
5
5
9
16
19
15
12
6
5
4
4
9
13
12
7
6
6
6
7
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
1
1
5
14
14
11
9
-3
-1
0
-2
3
9
6
-1
-2
0
0
2
5
5
5
4
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