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Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
12.8°C
2.1° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 2AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.6
E
6
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
22
16
12
12
10
10
9
9
16
8
10
7
7
4
7
7
6
11
18
9
8
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
5
E
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
5
W
0
NNW
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
0
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
S
15
S
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:40AM2.22m
12:57PM2.32m
1:36AM2.22m
1:58PM2.25m
2:26AM2.23m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.57m
6:45AM0.64m
7:14PM0.54m
7:43AM0.59m
8:02PM0.54m
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Temp °C
15
15
17
16
15
14
17
18
17
16
15
13
12
12
17
21
23
21
19
17
15
12
Feels °C
12
15
17
15
13
13
17
16
16
16
14
11
11
12
15
20
22
19
17
15
13
9
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