Tuahuru Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.10° S 177.94° E

Tuahuru Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahuru Reefs sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.6° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 5PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
313
324
297
263
297
417
383
246
256
296
162
151
158
108
108
92
46
15
46
9
10
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
SSW
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
SW
55
SW
55
SW
65
SW
65
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:17AM1.54m
8:41PM1.61m
9:08AM1.52m
9:30PM1.55m
9:58AM1.49m
Low Tide
2:30PM0.06m
3:02AM0.05m
3:22PM0.10m
3:51AM0.09m
4:12PM0.15m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
8
Feels °C
3
5
1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
-3
-2
-2
-2
-4
-5
-7
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