Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 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
15.8° C
(Which is 3.7°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 12AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (12 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)888899910101099101012131313121211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)192335348480184196205214177181173137145165268538643653584480300291238167
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
E
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
2.09
11:33AM
1.91
11:43PM
2.09
12:11PM
1.96
12:23AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
0.85
5:35AM
0.87
5:27PM
0.77
6:10AM
0.74
6:09PM
0.65
6:41AM
0.60
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:07-
Sunset-6:07-------6:06-------6:04------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181613121111141818161513121113161714131111101116
Feels °C (?)151411977111617151281091113131212887812
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