Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is

10.4°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 (16 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 11AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	4s
Evening (16 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).
	Wednesday 16							Thursday 17								Friday 18
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 16	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	S 5	ESE 11	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	4	4	4	5	15	22	27	54	45	30	28	59	23	28	25	25	19	58	95	101	82	81	50
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SW	SW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	N	N	NNE	NNE	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	off
High Tide			6:51AM2.16m				7:08PM1.98m				7:40AM2.08m				8:17PM2.01m				8:38AM2.04m
Low Tide	00:24AM0.65m				1:01PM0.67m				1:15AM0.74m				1:42PM0.73m				2:14AM0.83m				2:33PM0.78m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	12	10	9	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	5	4	3	3	6	11	14	12	9
Feels °C	6	6	10	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	2	2	3	5	1	0	-1	-1	1	7	11	10	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 4	ESE 9	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11
kJ	2	3	3	2	—	2	2	2	6	15	13	23	14	11	7	5	17	58	95	101	82	81	50
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 14	—	E 15	E 14	E 10	S 13	S 15	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 4	S 5	SE 5	SSE 16	ENE 4	ENE 4	ESE 13
kJ	2	4	4	4	4	—	4	4	2	14	17	24	23	20	20	19	5	4	7	24	1	3	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	S 13	S 13	E 16	S 14	E 15	—	ESE 14	SE 10	S 16	E 12	SE 15	SE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 14	ESE 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
kJ	4	3	3	5	15	4	—	20	4	20	3	9	11	28	25	25	19	8	25	80	23	22	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	S 5	SSW 4	—	—	SSW 4	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 4	NE 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	2	15	22	27	54	45	30	28	59	11	—	—	4	—	—	—	1	10	5	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Possums Reef Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Smithfield Canterbury	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Crossroads Otago	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	137	156	164	164	149	184	156	90	87	87	8	0	1	0	0	1	87	0	1	1	3	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	3	5	9	5	4	5	4	5	8	8
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Cronulla Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Weld Road New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Guns Namibia	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	9	5	6	5	5	5	8	8

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