Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.45° S 171.26° E

Tuhawaiki Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuhawaiki Point sea temperature is
11.9°C
2.2° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point at 2AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
193
150
146
140
136
100
81
104
88
64
99
64
64
64
45
29
30
47
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WNW
0
WNW
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:37PM2.04m
10:50AM2.09m
11:38PM1.98m
11:36AM2.08m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.92m
4:32AM0.96m
5:10PM0.88m
5:26AM0.93m
6:10PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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Temp °C
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
16
15
13
12
11
9
8
9
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
12
12
10
10
9
12
14
13
11
11
10
8
5
6
10
11
10
11
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