Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
10.3°C
1.5° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 7PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
0
1
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
22
25
27
54
71
69
71
54
27
26
25
24
24
24
14
13
13
13
14
15
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
ESE
10
E
15
NE
20
E
20
E
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:44AM2.30m
10:11PM2.14m
10:39AM2.36m
11:12PM2.28m
11:33AM2.40m
Low Tide
3:57PM0.72m
4:19AM0.79m
5:00PM0.68m
5:19AM0.76m
5:55PM0.60m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
4
6
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
14
16
13
10
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
8
Feels °C
2
9
11
9
5
4
4
6
4
3
3
4
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
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