Tuhawaiki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.8° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 6AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
E
9
0.7
NE
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
E
13
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
19
16
27
17
15
35
38
33
23
32
8
7
6
6
6
5
11
27
31
51
26
15
15
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:23AM2.40m
2:05PM2.44m
2:15AM2.49m
3:07PM2.51m
3:05AM2.52m
4:10PM2.55m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.63m
7:38AM0.60m
8:14PM0.58m
8:36AM0.56m
9:06PM0.57m
9:33AM0.49m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
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5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
4
5
5
8
11
10
8
7
9
9
8
12
15
13
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
9
Feels °C
2
1
0
1
1
4
8
6
5
3
5
5
4
8
11
10
9
7
8
6
6
6
8
5
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