Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
9.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1
ENE
10
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.5
E
13
1.1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
8
2.2
NE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
36
54
33
33
32
31
49
50
198
37
82
117
79
55
60
159
573
100
74
160
116
82
72
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
20
S
30
S
20
S
20
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:06PM2.08m
4:51AM2.10m
5:49PM2.06m
5:53AM2.02m
6:34PM2.04m
6:50AM1.98m
Low Tide
11:20PM0.85m
11:46AM0.79m
00:06AM0.83m
12:34PM0.77m
00:50AM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:11
8:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
14
6
Temp °C
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
14
13
11
10
8
9
9
12
13
11
10
9
9
8
5
5
Feels °C
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
8
10
10
7
7
4
5
5
8
8
7
6
5
2
3
0
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
12
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
37
36
54
33
33
32
31
49
50
53
37
82
117
79
14
48
28
124
100
74
160
116
82
72
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
E
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
4
4
5
1
1
4
4
4
3
4
47
10
48
5
5
26
41
40
85
23
14
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
E
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
14
1
1
5
4
15
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
NE
3
1
ENE
10
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
8
2.2
NE
8
0.4
S
18
0.9
S
5
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
2
3
198
16
29
27
55
60
159
573
98
34
89
61
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
108
88
0
87
87
87
87
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
108
88
8
0
8
107
152
152
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
5
3
3
3
4
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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