Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
10.3°C
1.5° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SE
14
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
13
31
20
20
22
25
27
54
70
70
71
55
27
26
25
24
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:07PM2.03m
9:44AM2.30m
10:11PM2.14m
10:39AM2.36m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.77m
3:57PM0.72m
4:19AM0.79m
5:00PM0.68m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
 mm
2
4
5
4
1
Temp °C
10
9
6
6
8
14
16
13
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
5
5
1
0
2
9
10
7
6
6
3
5
5
5
5
6
7
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