Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
9.7° C
1.0° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 3AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
139
112
84
66
87
411
138
202
667
451
400
581
686
658
558
488
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
35
S
10
SSW
20
SW
45
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:21AM2.04m
6:43PM1.98m
7:10AM2.05m
7:32PM1.95m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.66m
12:50PM0.56m
1:02AM0.67m
1:35PM0.57m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
10
13
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
6
5
5
4
5
9
1
5
2
-5
-2
-5
-4
-3
-3
0
1
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