Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (13 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 4PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jun)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (13 Jun)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (13 Jun)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 13					Sunday 14								Monday 15								Tue 16
	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	3 AM	6 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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 14	SSE 10	SSE 11	SE 3	SE 4	SSE 17	SE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 5	SSE 4
Wave Graph
kJ	23	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	12	11	13	13	20	10	11	9	21	30	70	25	24	22	30	9
Wind (km/h)	W	S	SE	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	SSW	SSE	NW	ENE	S	WNW	SSW	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	glassy
High Tide			1:26PM2.31m				1:43AM2.32m				2:23PM2.39m				2:34AM2.40m					3:22PM2.47m				3:25AM2.44m
Low Tide	6:55AM0.53m				7:40PM0.54m				7:53AM0.54m				8:35PM0.52m				8:53AM0.56m					9:30PM0.51m


	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10
	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	7	3	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	14	18	16	14	15	13	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	9	8
Feels °C	7	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	10	13	12	10	12	10	6	9	7	6	8	5	5	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 14	SSE 10	SSE 11	NE 4	SE 4	SSE 17	ESE 4	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 15	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	23	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	10	9	13	13	20	10	11	1	8	30	5	9	6	22	8	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	S 13	SE 18	SE 12	SE 16	SE 16	—	SE 14	SE 15	NNE 4	SE 11	SE 10	SE 17	ESE 4	E 4	—	SSE 15	SE 8
kJ	10	10	9	9	9	8	9	4	12	6	10	10	—	8	8	1	4	4	70	3	1	—	22	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	SE 12	S 12	SE 17	S 12	SE 12	—	S 15	—	NE 4	SE 14	SE 13	SSE 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 12	SE 12	SE 15
kJ	—	—	—	6	3	3	3	6	3	11	3	6	—	17	—	1	8	7	6	25	24	6	5	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	SE 4	ESE 4	S 4	SSW 7	S 6	SSE 4	S 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	21	9	1	79	39	7	30	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Crossroads Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Kakanui River Mouth Otago	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Crossroads Otago
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	87	87	163	137	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	97	88	87	156	87	87	87	157	3	8	87	0	87
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Port Robinson	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay		Trolley's	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1		1	3	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Scott Point Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	9	5	4	6	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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