Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm 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
13.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s

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). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
13
1.1
S
6
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
45
21
19
17
17
11
10
9
9
9
5
14
13
7
7
85
120
81
160
232
258
287
255
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
25
WNW
10
WSW
25
S
10
NW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:47AM2.32m
1:12PM2.14m
1:43AM2.24m
1:57PM2.13m
2:25AM2.16m
2:37PM2.14m
Low Tide
6:25PM0.58m
6:56AM0.62m
7:19PM0.56m
7:41AM0.63m
8:07PM0.55m
8:21AM0.63m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:24
7:26
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5:39
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
14
14
13
12
12
13
18
21
19
10
10
11
10
10
11
12
11
15
15
14
12
13
13
14
13
12
12
10
10
10
14
15
16
3
7
6
4
3
5
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
11
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SE
15
Energy kJ
48
45
21
19
17
17
11
10
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
2
5
120
73
38
232
258
287
255
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
SE
19
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
1
S
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
9
8
8
7
14
4
7
7
36
81
160
26
13
181
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
9
9
8
8
4
3
13
5
5
5
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
2
1.1
S
6
2.5
S
8
2.3
SSW
7
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
2
2
1
85
737
572
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
87
87
87
87
137
139
139
87
87
87
112
87
87
88
137
163
0
87
87
87
137
137
137
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
9
9
8
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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