Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 25 Mar 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
16.7° C
(Which is 3.7°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 12PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ENE
1
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)14141313131212121265678891010101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)413835333230292827563367192324360156517421885221023972820859688596
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
2.08
10:15PM
2.37
10:32AM
2.15
11:12PM
2.43
11:34AM
2.22
12:06AM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13AM
0.73
3:41PM
0.64
4:15AM
0.77
4:44PM
0.67
5:24AM
0.77
5:44PM
0.66
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise--7:41-------7:43-------7:43-----
Sunset-----7:38-------7:37-------7:35--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------2541---------
Temp. °C141313141414151414141515151515141414141720181817
Feels °C (?)12111112121315131413121010910111212111519171917
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