Tuhawaiki Point Surf Forecast

/ Canterbury (28 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (44.45° S 171.26° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 NZDT

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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 14.1° C
(Which is 3.2°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 2AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	4s
Afternoon (12 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s
Evening (12 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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		Wednesday 12								Thursday 13								Friday 14
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	NE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	S	ESE	E	ESE	E	ESE	E	E
Period(s) (?)	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	6	9	10	10	10	9	9	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	3	5	7	20	15	28	82	98	134	50	37	38	45	54	57	62	85	168	268	230	184	144	139	85
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	N	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	SW	S	S	S	S	SW	NNW	N	N	N	NE	NE	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	9:32PM 2.28					10:02AM 2.45				10:33PM 2.22				10:58AM 2.37				11:34PM 2.13				11:52AM 2.28
Low Tide / height (m)			3:33AM 0.69				4:00PM 0.75					4:35AM 0.73				5:13PM 0.76				5:35AM 0.75				6:16PM 0.71

		Wednesday 12								Thursday 13								Friday 14
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:38

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	11	10	9	12	14	14	14	11	10	10	11	13	14	13	12	11	10	10	10	17	20	20	20
Feels °C (?)	9	8	7	6	7	8	7	9	8	8	9	10	8	6	6	8	9	8	7	8	14	16	17	14

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