Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.7° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.4
SE
16
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.3
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
270
251
240
240
225
229
229
229
187
187
177
173
177
136
131
122
94
94
68
65
63
48
49
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
0
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:17AM2.10m
10:32PM2.07m
11:16AM2.18m
11:29PM2.17m
12:12PM2.27m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.67m
4:26PM0.70m
4:49AM0.63m
5:28PM0.71m
5:43AM0.62m
6:27PM0.68m
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:08
8:08
8:08
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
6
6
5
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
6
6
Feels °C
0
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
6
5
3
3
1
1
1
3
5
4
2
2
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