Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.2° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 11AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
519
472
508
368
299
209
199
157
152
149
110
88
106
103
101
60
60
59
57
55
28
27
40
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
NW
0
NNE
10
NE
10
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:03AM1.79m
6:32PM1.89m
6:45AM1.86m
7:10PM1.96m
7:25AM1.92m
7:46PM2.01m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.73m
12:10PM0.65m
00:46AM0.66m
12:50PM0.58m
1:26AM0.59m
1:30PM0.53m
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light rain
light rain
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
10
9
11
16
16
14
12
12
13
13
15
16
15
13
13
12
12
11
11
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
7
6
8
13
13
11
9
9
10
10
12
13
13
11
11
11
10
8
9
14
15
13
7
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