Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.4° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 7PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (14 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
E
7
1.6
E
7
2.5
ENE
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
0.5
S
18
1.6
S
7
2.3
S
9
4
SSW
10
4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
181
241
178
275
1024
439
411
381
317
351
367
367
326
277
239
169
225
846
2710
3395
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:51AM1.92m
7:19PM2.07m
7:42AM1.98m
8:05PM2.10m
8:30AM2.01m
8:51PM2.10m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.43m
1:39AM0.49m
1:48PM0.42m
2:26AM0.46m
2:37PM0.43m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
4
3
2
3
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
9
10
9
8
8
11
12
12
10
11
12
12
10
11
11
6
5
4
2
2
1
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