Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.3° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 10AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (01 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
3
!
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
S
12
3.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
2.2
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
452
3352
2086
3046
1999
1693
2006
2035
1875
1449
1008
1984
1938
1761
1364
970
834
631
499
384
317
237
161
Wind (km/h)
25
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
5
N
5
ESE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
SSE
15
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:46AM1.99m
9:04PM2.02m
9:29AM2.00m
9:48PM1.98m
10:14AM1.99m
Low Tide
2:42AM0.47m
2:52PM0.48m
3:22AM0.44m
3:36PM0.48m
4:05AM0.44m
4:22PM0.50m
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
7
8
9
9
8
7
7
8
11
17
16
16
13
10
9
9
12
18
18
16
13
Feels °C
4
4
2
4
6
7
6
4
2
4
7
15
14
13
9
6
4
4
8
15
17
13
9
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