Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.1° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.9
SSW
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1
SSE
16
1.6
SE
15
1.7
SE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
953
734
740
560
560
477
363
493
1187
1220
1095
990
854
594
521
496
480
407
331
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:47PM1.92m
12:16PM1.90m
00:32AM1.88m
1:05PM1.89m
Low Tide
5:31PM0.52m
6:09AM0.46m
6:20PM0.54m
6:56AM0.45m
7:14PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
7
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
7
6
7
7
8
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
5
5
6
4
2
3
3
4
8
8
7
6
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