Tuahuru Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.10° S 177.94° E

Tuahuru Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahuru Reefs sea temperature is
12.6°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 1AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
1
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)
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
44
38
38
35
31
34
28
27
36
46
63
27
22
16
74
92
90
75
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:58PM1.42m
6:18AM1.34m
6:42PM1.45m
7:03AM1.37m
7:25PM1.47m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.26m
12:29PM0.23m
1:01AM0.22m
1:15PM0.20m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
13
14
14
16
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
Feels °C
12
8
7
8
9
10
9
11
10
11
10
10
12
8
9
10
10
11
9
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