Tuhawaiki Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 19 May 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.7°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 7PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (19 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
3 AM
6 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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
11
26
10
17
15
9
11
13
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
SW
20
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:40PM2.49m
5:47AM2.32m
6:41PM2.52m
7:03AM2.33m
7:42PM2.51m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.55m
11:44PM0.50m
12:10PM0.57m
00:37AM0.56m
1:14PM0.58m
1:32AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
6
7
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
9
11
11
10
11
12
11
12
17
11
10
10
10
9
9
4
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
3
6
7
7
6
6
7
7
9
14
7
7
8
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
7
3
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
26
10
7
15
9
11
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
9
4
3
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
3
2
2
3
3
1
4
4
2
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
4
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.6
S
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
4
11
8
17
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
139
165
163
163
163
163
163
163
163
165
163
169
164
223
223
256
87
141
149
87
1
87
139
137
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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