Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
12.5°C
2.0° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 1PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.1
SE
12
0.5
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
27
19
29
10
31
7
6
5
7
5
8
19
21
22
21
21
21
24
23
21
33
50
19
13
13
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
WNW
5
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:08AM2.45m
10:40PM2.26m
11:03AM2.42m
11:40PM2.25m
11:58AM2.38m
00:40AM2.22m
Low Tide
3:44AM0.72m
4:14PM0.65m
4:45AM0.71m
5:21PM0.62m
5:45AM0.68m
6:21PM0.57m
6:45AM0.64m
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Temp °C
12
11
15
17
17
15
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
10
13
14
13
7
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
8
9
10
10
11
12
12
13
12
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