Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is

13.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 11AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	161	145	100	94	70	65	57	58	68	42	29	28	37	33	15	34	46	41	40	39	21	20	39	56
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	NNW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	SE	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:39AM1.84m				4:14PM1.90m				4:47AM1.84m				5:25PM1.93m				5:56AM1.87m					6:35PM1.99m
Low Tide				10:01AM0.43m				10:33PM0.58m				11:06AM0.44m				11:47PM0.59m					12:10PM0.44m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	7:22
	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	7	9	12	15	13	10	10	11	12	13	16	16	15	14	13	12	12	13	16	16	14	13	13
Feels °C	3	3	5	8	12	9	6	7	8	9	10	13	13	13	12	11	9	8	9	14	14	13	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 13
kJ	161	145	100	94	70	65	57	58	68	42	26	26	37	33	12	34	46	41	40	39	21	20	39	56
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	NE 6	ESE 12	E 12	S 9	S 9	S 9	NE 4	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 14	S 19
kJ	70	43	59	57	51	31	18	34	33	31	29	28	14	1	15	12	2	2	2	1	15	15	18	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 12	NE 11	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 5	ESE 10	E 10	E 13	S 12	E 10	NE 4	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 9	S 16	S 17	S 19	S 16
kJ	—	—	—	5	5	39	36	16	7	1	10	8	3	3	8	1	6	6	6	2	5	5	7	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNW 2	—	NE 3	NE 3	—	NNE 4	NE 5	—	—	NNE 3	NE 6	—	—	—	WNW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	1	—	1	2	—	4	6	—	—	1	16	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	35	2	0	2	2	2	3	2	0	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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