Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.2°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 8AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1008
1088
1755
1809
1629
1265
976
801
389
319
291
260
211
211
192
171
151
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:13AM1.74m
2:51PM1.83m
3:33AM1.75m
4:11PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:06PM0.66m
8:34AM0.56m
9:17PM0.66m
9:47AM0.55m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
 mm
2
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
6
10
11
12
11
9
Feels °C
5
0
-1
1
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
3
7
8
8
8
6
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