Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
9.2° C
0.6° 

Tuhawaiki Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
1.5
E
6
2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
18
30
26
37
50
96
84
86
86
84
73
65
60
54
58
194
373
456
481
373
523
215
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
15
S
20
S
15
S
0
SE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:16AM2.35m
12:48PM2.41m
1:10AM2.46m
1:48PM2.46m
2:00AM2.52m
2:52PM2.50m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.68m
7:03PM0.61m
7:25AM0.61m
7:53PM0.56m
8:21AM0.51m
8:44PM0.56m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
6
8
9
10
8
7
6
6
7
10
12
12
10
Feels °C
7
7
6
5
4
6
7
6
6
5
2
4
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
7
9
9
7
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