Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
9.4° C
0.4° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 3AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.7
S
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.4
ESE
16
0.5
ESE
16
0.5
ESE
15
0.5
ESE
15
0.6
ESE
15
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
16
16
28
53
50
45
77
74
103
144
135
123
167
163
156
149
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
5
WNW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:26AM2.06m
12:31PM2.07m
1:02AM2.11m
1:13PM2.09m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.68m
6:21AM0.76m
6:54PM0.68m
7:06AM0.74m
7:33PM0.71m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
8
8
7
6
6
7
7
6
5
4
3
2
3
7
8
6
4
Feels °C
7
6
-1
-1
1
0
1
1
1
1
-1
-3
-1
4
4
3
0
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