Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
19
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
1.1
S
5
1.1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
118
94
85
78
52
48
45
20
19
17
17
11
10
9
9
9
5
14
12
7
7
69
127
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
W
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
30
SSW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:19PM2.17m
00:47AM2.32m
1:12PM2.14m
1:43AM2.24m
1:57PM2.13m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.63m
6:25PM0.58m
6:56AM0.62m
7:19PM0.56m
7:41AM0.63m
8:07PM0.55m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:22
7:24
7:24
7:26
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5:40
5:39
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
10
11
13
17
19
19
17
16
16
15
14
16
16
14
13
13
12
12
13
18
21
20
10
10
8
9
11
14
16
17
15
13
13
12
12
13
14
12
11
12
10
10
10
15
16
16
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
148
118
94
85
78
52
48
45
20
19
17
17
11
10
9
9
9
5
5
5
2
2
5
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
SE
19
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
150
2
2
2
1
9
9
8
8
7
14
12
7
7
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
2
4
4
4
3
3
11
9
8
8
4
3
4
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
1.1
S
5
1.1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
69
127
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
137
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
87
87
87
87
163
137
139
88
87
87
87
87
90
87
137
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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