Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.2°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 11PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
0.4
E
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)10101010109999955559888889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)125123118898787434261434039366727291223302456138184192162162
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
2.03
9:56AM
1.97
10:25PM
2.07
10:49AM
1.92
11:05PM
2.09
11:33AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
0.87
3:31AM
1.03
4:00PM
0.88
4:45AM
0.98
4:45PM
0.85
5:35AM
0.87
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-
Sunset-6:10-------6:08-------6:07------
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C1816151313131314141312101099151817131312121419
Feels °C (?)161514111112111111101078661115151110871017
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