Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.5°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 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)101099101112131312121211111010109141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2192141731421432423225476536134803902892381771279485615857565655
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
5
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
15
N
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:43PM
2.09
12:11PM
1.96
12:23AM
2.09
12:49PM
2.03
1:07AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:27PM
0.77
6:10AM
0.74
6:09PM
0.65
6:41AM
0.60
6:51PM
0.51
7:16AM
0.48
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-
Sunset-6:06-------6:04-------6:01------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1815141413121316161513111110111416131310991015
Feels °C (?)1814129111010121212106768111399666610
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