Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.9°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 6PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)677777788899910109910101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9212413189102329302154136150165203197210264217221256231235235190190194
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
2.36
6:00AM
2.17
6:57PM
2.41
7:13AM
2.19
7:59PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
0.48
12:07AM
0.50
12:27PM
0.55
12:59AM
0.57
1:28PM
0.61
1:54AM
0.64
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:49-----
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--11111111-------------
Temp. °C1010999876689998888991010987
Feels °C (?)332332211344433333466543
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