Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is

9.6° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 1AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 7	ENE 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	40	39	38	15	22	8	7	6	6	6	13	12	26	26	26	26	27	15	30	33	35	37	37	34
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-on
High Tide	2:05PM2.44m				2:15AM2.49m					3:07PM2.51m				3:05AM2.52m				4:10PM2.55m				4:02AM2.49m
Low Tide			8:14PM0.58m				8:36AM0.56m					9:06PM0.57m				9:33AM0.49m				10:01PM0.59m				10:31AM0.44m


	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—
	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	9	8	8	10	9	8	13	15	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	7	9
Feels °C	8	5	5	4	6	5	4	9	11	9	7	8	8	8	9	7	7	6	6	4	4	4	4	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	SSE 4
kJ	40	39	38	15	22	8	7	3	3	4	13	12	10	4	4	15	15	15	30	33	35	37	37	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	S 8	S 12	E 9	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	E 13	ESE 13	E 7	E 6	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	S 4	ESE 13
kJ	6	1	3	6	—	6	6	6	6	6	10	11	26	14	17	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 12	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	S 18	E 6	S 16	E 14	E 14	E 14	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	S 16	—	ESE 16
kJ	12	3	5	1	1	1	—	6	3	5	4	4	4	26	26	26	27	11	10	10	10	19	—	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 2	S 4	—
kJ	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	8	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	8	87	87	87	87	87	108	108	149	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	90	87	87	87	87	8	87	155
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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