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Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
16.1° C
 (Which is 2.2°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 1PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1
ENE
0.4
SE
1
E
1.8
ENE
1.2
E
1.6
E
1.9
ENE
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)141413612777888888991012121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)324946674789293156292450213260304266258276408594650669569531430422
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
0
WSW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
0
WSW
5
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		glassoffcrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:37AM
2.21
5:43PM
2.04
6:20AM
2.18
6:40PM
2.03
7:06AM
2.13
7:36PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:02PM
0.67
12:05AM
0.64
12:46PM
0.64
12:59AM
0.62
1:30PM
0.63
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:18------
Sunset-----9:14-------9:14-------9:13--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---11126465221------2631
Temp. °C111011111213141515161616161615151515151413131313
Feels °C (?)88991213141513131413141615161513131110121011
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