Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is

12.6°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 11AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (01 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 4	SSE 4	S 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 15	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	92	53	50	35	24	17	16	15	15	17	20	28	106	71	8	6	5	10	5	8	8	21	22
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	E	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			9:10AM2.46m				9:40PM2.24m					10:08AM2.45m				10:40PM2.26m				11:03AM2.42m
Low Tide	2:39AM0.71m				3:11PM0.63m				3:44AM0.72m					4:14PM0.65m				4:45AM0.71m				5:21PM0.62m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	8	13	20	20	18	15	13	13	12	15	17	18	18	11	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10
Feels °C	3	3	8	16	14	12	10	8	8	7	10	11	14	16	7	7	8	8	7	8	7	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 4	SE 12	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 11	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	92	53	50	35	24	14	8	15	15	15	14	14	35	26	8	2	5	3	3	5	3	3	1
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ESE 13	SSE 9	E 5	SE 8	S 8	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 4	SE 12	SE 11	SE 14	SE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15
kJ	4	5	5	6	5	4	16	8	2	3	1	—	6	6	6	6	1	5	5	8	8	21	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 13	ENE 7	SE 9	NE 9	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 8	S 13	E 6	E 6	—	S 15	E 8	SE 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	8	8	18	18	17	17	3	5	3	3	2	3	3	1	3	1	1	—	4	1	5	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	—	NE 4	NE 5	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 2	S 4	SSE 4	S 4	—	SE 4	—	—	—
kJ	20	—	13	15	—	—	6	7	6	17	20	28	106	71	1	5	5	10	—	3	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Crossroads Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Crossroads Otago	Kakanui River Mouth Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1	1	108	1	137	164	87	112	108	149	108	108	141	0	87	87	156	156	156	156	139	139	139
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Gore Bay	Fields	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay						Smithfield		Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay		Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1						1		1	1	1	1		1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	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	Papatowai Catlins	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	2	4	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4

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