Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 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
16.1° C
(Which is 3.9°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 11PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
NE
0.4
E
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)9910556988888999999999101314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61434440549529291319357104138184196166170173173170140142194683818
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:25PM
2.07
10:49AM
1.92
11:05PM
2.09
11:33AM
1.91
11:43PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:00PM
0.88
4:45AM
0.98
4:45PM
0.85
5:35AM
0.87
5:27PM
0.77
6:10AM
0.74
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-
Sunset-6:08-------6:07-------6:06------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C14131210109101518171312111214181816141312121316
Feels °C (?)101010786711151511978111617151288101113
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