Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.5° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 7AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.6
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
549
527
655
720
720
724
582
293
244
216
190
190
161
141
138
112
147
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
10
S
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:49AM1.71m
4:18PM1.80m
4:41AM1.78m
5:08PM1.88m
Low Tide
9:39PM0.76m
9:59AM0.75m
10:33PM0.71m
10:49AM0.67m
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
7
6
8
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
10
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
2
2
1
0
1
3
5
6
6
4
3
3
7
7
8
8
6
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