Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
13.2°C
3.6° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.6
SE
10
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
SE
15
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
252
99
77
69
90
57
41
38
51
81
81
80
191
193
193
160
158
144
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:59PM2.16m
8:49AM2.05m
9:23PM2.10m
9:55AM2.06m
Low Tide
1:53PM0.81m
2:33AM0.85m
2:45PM0.87m
3:34AM0.93m
3:52PM0.92m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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Temp °C
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
9
10
12
15
17
16
15
Feels °C
2
4
4
5
4
4
6
4
5
6
5
5
6
7
11
13
15
14
14
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