Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 Feb 2026 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
17.4° C
(Which is 3.4°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 10PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)--
Afternoon (28 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (28 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
4
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.7
SE
2.3
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)88131381313577814141413131212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77161661616491022182342032502364725204735541491413367273217202
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
N
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
5
S
30
S
20
SSW
40
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassoffglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:34PM
2.31
2:14AM
2.53
2:26PM
2.33
3:16AM
2.55
3:16PM
2.30
4:12AM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45PM
0.60
8:24AM
0.68
8:38PM
0.53
9:13AM
0.68
9:29PM
0.49
10:04AM
0.68
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise------7:11-------7:11-------7:13-
Sunset-8:23-------8:22-------8:21------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------321--------------
Temp. °C151413121213131112121199910121211111098912
Feels °C (?)1211121011111257342243444666579
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