Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 10AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
2
2
1
2
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
2.5
S
8
3.5
S
11
4
S
13
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
5
S
11
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
439
347
305
248
220
320
320
283
339
539
573
997
2734
5174
5058
5230
5859
3368
3095
5286
4445
3740
3167
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
SSE
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:19AM1.89m
9:43PM1.98m
10:00AM1.91m
10:23PM1.98m
10:42AM1.92m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.58m
3:24PM0.54m
4:00AM0.54m
4:05PM0.52m
4:41AM0.50m
4:47PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
7
8
14
15
14
10
9
8
10
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
1
2
3
10
12
12
7
5
4
5
-1
0
-2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
-1
0
1
1
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