Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
10.3°C
1.5° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 11AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
8
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
79
20
22
25
27
55
70
69
71
54
27
26
25
24
24
24
14
14
20
35
42
14
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:44AM2.30m
10:11PM2.14m
10:39AM2.36m
11:12PM2.28m
11:33AM2.40m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.77m
3:57PM0.72m
4:19AM0.79m
5:00PM0.68m
5:19AM0.76m
5:55PM0.60m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
3
3
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
8
14
16
13
10
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
Feels °C
1
0
2
9
11
8
5
4
3
6
5
4
5
4
6
5
5
5
3
3
4
3
2
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