Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuhawaiki Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 7PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.6
SE
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.1
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SSE
1
SE
1.7
SSE
1.1
SE
1.5
ESE
1.9
SE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)44551111556777788889999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)321627323739303189163153123112368347125363197362560221241290296
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
2.31
5:00AM
2.20
5:57PM
2.36
6:00AM
2.17
6:57PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
0.42
11:13PM
0.43
11:31AM
0.48
12:07AM
0.50
12:27PM
0.55
12:59AM
0.57
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------
Sunset--5:53-------5:52-------5:51-----
mod rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
613------11-11111111-----
Temp. °C109101010101010101098876666898776
Feels °C (?)635555553222221111343221
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