Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is

9.4° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 9AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Evening (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	E 13	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	SSE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	27	31	26	26	15	15	30	33	35	37	36	34	52	87	155	157	164	203	234	325	302	366	430	362
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WSW	SSW	ESE	SW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	NNW	NNE	ENE	NNE	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	NE	N	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:05AM2.52m				4:10PM2.55m				4:02AM2.49m				5:10PM2.55m				5:10AM2.42m					6:05PM2.49m
Low Tide				9:33AM0.49m				10:01PM0.59m				10:31AM0.44m				10:57PM0.61m				11:31AM0.43m				11:53PM0.63m


	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	8:03
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	5:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	10	10	11	10	9	8	9	9	9	9	11	9	9	8	7	7	7	8	10	9	8	7
Feels °C	8	8	8	7	9	8	6	4	6	5	7	5	9	7	7	6	4	4	4	6	8	6	5	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 13	E 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 5	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	SSE 5	SE 7	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15
kJ	9	31	4	15	15	15	4	33	35	37	36	4	14	87	155	157	153	203	234	325	302	366	430	362
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	SSE 16	ESE 13	SSE 16	SE 17	E 5	ESE 12	E 4	E 4	E 4	S 4	ESE 13	E 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 9	SSE 8
kJ	27	26	17	26	11	2	30	1	1	1	1	34	30	81	81	140	164	130	126	125	47	42	132	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	S 20	SSE 16	E 7	—	SE 16	SE 16	S 16	SE 16	SE 15	—	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSE 14	S 14	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 15	S 15
kJ	4	8	26	4	—	11	10	20	10	9	—	26	52	41	150	210	236	172	113	75	23	45	39	39
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 6	—	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	87	0	87	87	87	87	87	8	87	107	87	87	87	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Waikuku Beach	Gore Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Midshore Bay	Fields	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	6	7	6	5	4	5	4	4	5	1	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	4	4
Header Global	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

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