Tuahuru Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.10° S 177.94° E

Tuahuru Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahuru Reefs sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.0° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 8AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
9 PM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
SSE
10
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.5
S
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
1
NE
4
1
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
6
5
3
0
0
0
0
10
10
35
44
10
8
8
8
7
7
7
9
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
5
WNW
10
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:00AM1.52m
11:23PM1.48m
11:55AM1.52m
00:19AM1.46m
12:52PM1.53m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.13m
5:18PM0.17m
5:41AM0.14m
6:13PM0.18m
6:36AM0.14m
7:11PM0.18m
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
18
17
15
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
13
13
10
6
6
7
9
9
7
8
10
8
8
9
11
13
10
9
9
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