Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.6° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 12AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.9
NE
4
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
24
24
24
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
29
11
7
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:12PM2.28m
11:33AM2.40m
00:08AM2.39m
12:29PM2.43m
Low Tide
5:00PM0.68m
5:19AM0.76m
5:55PM0.60m
6:16AM0.68m
6:45PM0.53m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
7
5
3
Temp °C
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
4
4
4
6
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
2
0
1
1
3
5
6
5
4
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