Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is

10.8°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 (19 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 3PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Evening (19 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).
	Sat 19					Sunday 20								Monday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 11	ESE 11	SSE 16	SE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 12	SE 10	SE 10	SE 16	SE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	74	86	55	59	31	24	47	72	176	817	881	674	255	160	129	248	151	99	94	60	29
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	SW	W	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NW	NW	WNW
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	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		9:38AM2.05m				10:28PM2.07m				10:31AM2.08m				11:23PM2.06m				11:19AM2.11m
Low Tide				3:39PM0.82m				4:17AM0.92m				4:55PM0.80m				5:11AM0.90m				5:54PM0.72m


	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	17	17	14	12	8	7	7	10	12	12	10	7	6	5	5	9	16	19	15	13
Feels °C	9	12	11	10	7	0	1	0	3	5	5	6	3	2	0	1	5	13	15	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	SSE 6	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 16	ESE 11	SSE 16	SSE 12	SE 10	SE 10	SE 16	SE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	56	55	50	48	31	24	44	72	176	817	12	674	255	160	129	248	151	99	94	60	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SSE 11	SSE 16	ESE 11	SE 15	SSE 16	ESE 11	—	E 11	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	NE 3	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4
kJ	74	86	55	59	11	24	25	60	160	12	—	9	71	66	64	2	4	3	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSE 16	SSE 11	SSE 16	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	E 10	E 10	SE 10
kJ	4	4	2	3	24	11	47	25	24	—	—	—	11	11	11	11	11	4	2	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 5	—	NNW 3	—	SSW 4	—	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	SSE 16	S 10	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	16	—	3	—	6	—	493	841	1088	881	1183	—	—	3	11	24	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Waikuku Beach Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Mana Island Wellington	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	South Shore Canterbury	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	4	2	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	1	3	3	1	166	0	174	155	471	861	155	0	1	137	1	1	1	1	1	137
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Gore Bay	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay	Port Robinson	Port Robinson			Fields	Port Robinson	Fields	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	3	4			9	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Shingles West Coast South Island	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Port Robinson Canterbury	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mana Island Wellington	Maraenui East Cape	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	2	2	2	3	4	2	1	5	9	9	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	5	4	5	4	5	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	5	4

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