Surf Forecasts:
Tuhawaiki Point surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 19 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period, SSE swell with 402 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tuhawaiki Point this week:
The surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tuhawaiki Point in the next 16 days are 1.1m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 19) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tuhawaiki Point over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Tuhawaiki Point.
To be straight with you, this 16-day window is a tough one for Tuhawaiki Point. For a spot that’s usually a bit hit-and-miss anyway, we’ve got a whole lot of nothing to start. The first real sniff of something worth paddling out for doesn’t arrive until Sunday the 13th of September, and even then it’s a narrow, early-morning window.
That Sunday morning, the swell is a modest 3 ft out of the SSE with a period of 12 seconds. It’s clean, with a light cross-off breeze from the NNW at just 3 mph. The water is sitting at 50° – a touch warmer than usual for this time of year. The combined energy is moderate at best (239), and it’s an exposed point, so it’ll grab what’s there. This is the pick of the entire run, but it’s only for the advanced surfer, and it’s inconsistent. If you want a wave, be there Sunday morning.
After that, things go pear-shaped. Monday the 14th has a glassy morning with a tiny 2 ft wave, but it’s weak and ordinary. From Monday afternoon all the way through to Friday the 18th, it’s a mess of onshore winds, tiny swell, or both. There’s a decent gap of several days with absolutely nothing to recommend.
Friday the 18th morning offers a glimmer – a glassy 2 ft wave from the ESE with a 13-second period. The energy is moderate (120), but it’s still only “surfable but ordinary”. Not worth a special trip, but if you’re local, it’s the least bad option.
Jumping ahead a week, there’s a small uptick around Wednesday the 23rd of September. The morning shows a 2 ft SSE swell with a long 16-second period, clean with a NW cross-off at 3 mph. The energy is moderate to strong (189). That long period means better shape for a point break like this, but the afternoon gets wrecked by a 19 mph SSE cross-on wind. So, again, a fleeting morning window.
The rest of the run into late September is a write-off. Small swell, wrong wind directions, and poor conditions dominate. For a spot that rarely fires consistently, this blank run is more normal for the area. The only true standout, if you can call it that, is that Sunday the 13th morning session.
Stay patient, keep an eye on the forecasts, but don’t get your hopes up too high.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 17 | SE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 160 | 161 | 87 | 65 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 95 | 89 | 402 | 56 | 73 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:52PM2.13m | 5:19AM2.31m | 5:30PM2.03m | 6:05AM2.24m | 6:13PM1.98m | 6:51AM2.16m | 7:08PM1.98m | 7:40AM2.08m | 8:17PM2.01m | 8:38AM2.04m | 9:26PM2.05m | 9:38AM2.05m | 10:28PM2.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.47m | 10:52PM0.55m | 11:38AM0.54m | 11:37PM0.58m | 12:20PM0.61m | 00:24AM0.65m | 1:01PM0.67m | 1:15AM0.74m | 1:42PM0.73m | 2:14AM0.83m | 2:33PM0.78m | 3:17AM0.89m | 3:39PM0.82m | ||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | | |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | |  | |
 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 4 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 171 | 160 | 161 | 87 | 65 | 29 | 17 | 10 | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 95 | 89 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSE 17 | E 12 | — | SE 16 | — | — | E 11 | SE 7 | E 6 | — | SSE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 4 | ESE 15 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 65 | 27 | 3 | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 21 | 18 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 49 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | — | SE 15 | E 11 | S 14 | SE 10 | — | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | — | SSE 15 | SE 17 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 22 | — | 46 | 73 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 3 | NE 5 | — | — | SSE 13 | S 6 | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 402 | 123 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 87 | 87 | 137 | 137 | 164 | 156 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 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)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tuhawaiki Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Tuhawaiki Point Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Tuhawaiki Point provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Tuhawaiki Point can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Tuhawaiki Point surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Tuhawaiki Point) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Tuhawaiki Point may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Tuhawaiki Point is 5 km (3 miles) from the city of Timaru. If you plan a holiday in Canterbury, look for hotels and other accommodation in Timaru. Timaru has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest