Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.5° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 10AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.5
S
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
78
55
40
33
32
33
33
33
36
106
111
158
777
704
589
475
294
220
217
167
123
122
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
ESE
10
NE
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:14AM1.71m
1:46PM1.73m
2:05AM1.65m
2:36PM1.70m
3:08AM1.63m
3:41PM1.69m
Low Tide
7:38AM0.75m
8:09PM0.81m
8:27AM0.80m
9:07PM0.83m
9:27AM0.82m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
15
15
12
10
9
8
10
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
11
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
7
5
6
7
11
11
7
6
4
4
7
10
8
9
7
7
6
5
8
14
14
11
11
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