Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.3° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 9PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
63
62
44
43
30
28
19
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
ENE
5
NNE
25
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:05AM1.95m
7:20PM1.97m
7:47AM1.96m
7:58PM1.94m
8:28AM1.95m
8:36PM1.90m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.46m
1:34AM0.43m
1:53PM0.47m
2:14AM0.42m
2:36PM0.50m
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:26
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6:26
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7:21
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7:22
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1
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Temp °C
18
21
18
19
17
15
13
14
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
19
22
21
21
18
Feels °C
16
19
16
18
15
13
11
12
16
15
14
13
13
11
11
12
17
20
20
17
16
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