Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.6° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 4PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
1.7
SSW
8
2
SSW
9
1.5
S
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.2
SE
11
1.2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
82
79
61
60
56
93
90
331
600
348
200
242
200
175
107
109
128
116
341
316
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
E
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:55PM1.84m
3:29AM1.77m
4:07PM1.85m
4:46AM1.79m
5:27PM1.91m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.49m
9:16PM0.63m
9:49AM0.51m
10:31PM0.63m
11:01AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
10
14
15
13
12
11
9
8
9
13
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
12
13
11
9
Feels °C
7
12
13
11
10
8
6
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
7
9
9
7
6
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