Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is

10.0° C

Tuhawaiki Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 8PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8					Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 12	ESE 12	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	133	270	351	116	114	334	184	333	265	302	240	231	216	221	229	233	229	225	218	181	174	127	125	92
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	SW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	E	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide		9:19AM2.05m				9:40PM2.01m				10:17AM2.10m				10:32PM2.07m				11:16AM2.18m				11:29PM2.17m
Low Tide				3:32PM0.67m				3:58AM0.67m				4:26PM0.70m				4:49AM0.63m				5:28PM0.71m				5:43AM0.62m


	8:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08
	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	6	6	5	5	3	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	9	7	6	7	6	7	6	5	6	6	7	6	6	5	5	4	6	8	7	6	5	5	5
Feels °C	5	5	2	0	1	2	1	1	-1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	0	3	5	5	2	1	1	1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	133	270	351	116	114	334	184	333	265	302	240	231	216	221	229	233	229	225	218	181	174	127	125	92
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 18	SE 18	SE 17
kJ	17	30	55	80	50	81	115	21	20	36	69	59	58	57	26	25	24	24	48	47	42	82	81	72
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	S 13	—	—	—	—	S 22	S 22	S 20	S 19	S 18	—	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 20	SE 20	SSE 18	S 8	S 8
kJ	7	13	—	—	—	—	9	9	8	29	57	—	99	96	51	50	49	48	48	15	15	107	33	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 12	SE 5	SE 6	SSE 16	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	45	43	343	73	87	24	55	139	99	68	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	107	139	141	141	141	8	107	97	87	87	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3		2	3	2	2	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8

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