Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.7° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 3AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
17
1.2
ESE
16
1.3
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.5
ESE
16
1.5
ESE
16
1.6
ESE
15
1.5
ESE
15
1.5
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.4
SSE
23
1.6
SSE
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
779
880
1055
1029
1136
1107
1095
936
936
857
742
722
702
672
1952
2287
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
0
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:34PM2.06m
7:58AM1.95m
8:28PM2.11m
8:53AM1.99m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.54m
2:07PM0.45m
2:51AM0.53m
3:01PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
11
9
9
8
8
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
5
9
10
10
8
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