Tuahuru Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.10° S 177.94° E

Tuahuru Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahuru Reefs sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.8° 

Tuahuru Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 12AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
771
671
530
448
373
338
275
221
210
169
143
125
107
91
79
56
56
48
37
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
20
NE
30
NNE
25
N
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
5
N
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
on
cross
High Tide
2:52PM1.55m
3:19AM1.45m
3:52PM1.56m
4:19AM1.47m
4:49PM1.58m
Low Tide
9:11PM0.16m
9:32AM0.12m
10:11PM0.14m
10:31AM0.10m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
4
4
6
7
6
8
8
9
7
6
7
8
7
5
7
12
11
11
10
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