Tuahuru Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.10° S 177.94° E

Tuahuru Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahuru Reefs sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.2° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 3AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
15
30
29
27
20
19
19
9
9
9
9
8
21
32
13
9
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
N
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NW
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:09PM1.49m
8:34AM1.45m
8:54PM1.49m
9:20AM1.48m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.16m
2:48PM0.17m
3:14AM0.14m
3:36PM0.17m
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
11
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
13
15
16
14
Feels °C
4
3
0
0
1
1
4
6
5
6
5
6
7
10
12
14
9
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