Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.8° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 6PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
14
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.9
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
9
2.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1531
1107
773
594
452
347
249
195
183
96
173
231
339
376
330
284
749
311
327
282
328
677
845
866
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
30
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
10
NW
0
WNW
30
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
45
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:51PM1.93m
1:09AM2.00m
1:41PM1.90m
1:53AM1.93m
2:27PM1.87m
2:37AM1.85m
Low Tide
6:42AM0.58m
6:56PM0.65m
7:28AM0.58m
7:45PM0.68m
8:12AM0.59m
8:34PM0.70m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
 mm
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
Temp °C
11
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
10
11
9
10
9
10
9
9
10
9
8
7
8
11
12
12
14
8
5
5
6
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.5
S
7
1.6
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1531
1107
773
594
452
347
249
195
183
96
173
141
102
101
70
284
195
311
327
282
251
422
627
273
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.1
E
12
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
E
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
12
1
1
1
11
17
20
3
72
61
48
40
37
34
194
123
284
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.1
S
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
3
3
1
64
2
108
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.2
ENE
9
0.7
SSW
13
1
S
5
1.9
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
9
2.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
16
6
9
5
35
53
58
25
55
99
231
339
376
330
895
749
184
59
328
677
845
866
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
80
89
295
295
295
2
2
0
0
36
42
68
42
68
118
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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