Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jul 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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 11PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.4
SE
14
1.2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
3
SSW
10
2.4
SSE
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
263
263
251
205
205
198
164
126
126
123
95
63
150
715
1861
1381
2669
2718
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:03PM1.80m
7:13AM1.77m
7:44PM1.87m
7:57AM1.82m
8:24PM1.93m
Low Tide
12:36PM0.70m
1:18AM0.75m
1:20PM0.65m
2:00AM0.69m
2:02PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
12
10
13
14
12
12
15
15
13
11
9
10
8
7
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
10
7
6
8
9
9
9
10
11
8
6
4
6
3
2
1
1
1
1
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