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Tuahuru Reefs Surf Photo: 'First reef east of the Spit' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 39.10° S 177.94° E

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuahuru Reefs sea temperature is

14.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	ENE		ENE	SSE
	9 s	on		9 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuahuru Reefs around the time the photo was taken

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	ENE	ENE	ENE	SSE	N
	9 s	on	9 s	8 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuahuru Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	SSE
	9 s	on	4 s	9 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuahuru Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE	NE	ENE	SSE
	9 s	cross- on	4 s	9 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuahuru Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	N	NE	ENE	SSE
	9 s	cross- on	5 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuahuru Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW	NNE	ENE	SSE
	10 s	cross	5 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuahuru Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	NW	ENE	SSE
	10 s	cross- off	2 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuahuru Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	WNW	ENE	SSE
	10 s	cross- off	2 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuahuru Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	WNW	ENE	SSE
	10 s	glass	3 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuahuru Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE		ENE	SSE
	10 s	cross- off		9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuahuru Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSW	S	ENE	SSE
	10 s	cross- off	2 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuahuru Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSW	SSW	ENE	SSE
	10 s	off	3 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuahuru Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SW	SSW	ENE	SSE
	10 s	off	4 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuahuru Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSW	SSW	ENE	SSE
	11 s	off	4 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuahuru Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SE		ENE	SE
	10 s	glass		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuahuru Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ENE		ENE	SE
	10 s	on		11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuahuru Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ENE		ENE	SE
	10 s	on		11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuahuru Reefs around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 31 minutes before high water (at high spring tide). Tide height was 1.8m (5.8 ft). Range 1.85m (6.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Tuahuru Reefs Surf Photo: 'First reef east of the Spit' by Rob Davies

As the high tide covered The Spit, the first reef east, about 300m away, offered forgiving right handers that were consistently well overhead. Long walls peel for 150m, almost all the way to the shore.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 12:15 pm 27 Jan 2011