Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.4° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 9AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.5
S
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
194
190
138
138
110
201
181
97
135
133
129
138
117
149
144
177
177
137
177
235
219
219
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
4:41AM1.78m
5:08PM1.88m
5:25AM1.86m
5:49PM1.95m
6:06AM1.93m
6:27PM2.00m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.67m
11:20PM0.64m
11:32AM0.60m
00:03AM0.56m
12:12PM0.53m
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light rain
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Temp °C
7
7
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
12
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
18
17
17
16
10
Feels °C
2
3
7
7
8
8
7
5
5
5
9
11
10
10
8
7
8
9
14
13
13
12
5
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