
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuhawaiki Point today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 9PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tuhawaiki Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 4 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SE 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 56 | 55 | 49 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 68 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 12:29PM2.43m | 1:00AM2.46m | 1:30PM2.44m | 1:51AM2.47m | 2:32PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.53m | 7:11AM0.58m | 7:34PM0.51m | 8:05AM0.48m | 8:24PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 56 | 55 | 49 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | E 9 | S 8 | SE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SE 18 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 21 | 36 | 68 | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 22 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 8 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 9 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | — | — | 5 | 22 | 97 | 34 | 22 | 24 | 109 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 137 | 137 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 156 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)










