Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.9° C

1.2°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 9PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (20 Jun)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
1
SSE
5
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.2
SSE
19
1.9
SSE
18
2
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
172
115
82
56
47
88
72
70
67
62
57
53
30
29
56
69
59
73
960
2268
2225
1718
1307
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
S
5
SSW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:38PM2.09m
11:02AM1.96m
11:34PM2.08m
11:57AM1.95m
00:23AM2.05m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.55m
4:58AM0.59m
5:13PM0.58m
5:52AM0.59m
6:05PM0.62m
6:42AM0.58m
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rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
14
13
14
15
16
15
18
16
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
Feels °C
12
9
9
10
11
13
12
15
14
13
13
11
9
7
9
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.5
S
4
0.3
SSE
12
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.2
SSE
19
1.9
SSE
18
2
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
Energy kJ
189
172
115
82
56
35
88
72
70
67
62
57
53
30
9
28
69
59
58
960
2268
2225
1718
1307
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSE
12
0.1
E
8
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
14
0.8
SE
5
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
9
18
17
17
16
47
6
6
6
5
1
1
1
3
29
1
28
27
67
41
6
11
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
8
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
19
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
11
24
23
22
26
6
21
21
20
8
5
6
5
7
5
4
1
21
73
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
1
SSE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
1
5
13
23
56
30
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
35
8
0
0
11
53
290
155
46
43
44
1
0
0
0
2
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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