Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.1°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
19
1.3
S
6
0.5
S
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
182
151
136
113
110
82
79
56
56
44
44
37
48
43
38
72
120
171
107
103
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
25
SSW
10
SW
10
ESE
10
NE
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:11PM1.86m
4:48AM1.81m
5:18PM1.94m
5:44AM1.88m
6:09PM2.01m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.55m
10:31PM0.62m
10:55AM0.51m
11:34PM0.55m
11:50AM0.46m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
12
10
9
9
9
12
16
16
13
12
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
7
5
6
5
7
12
14
11
10
8
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
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