Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.8° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
178
200
196
161
145
100
94
90
65
57
58
52
42
29
28
37
19
15
34
46
41
40
39
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:12PM1.90m
3:39AM1.84m
4:14PM1.90m
4:47AM1.84m
5:25PM1.93m
5:56AM1.87m
Low Tide
9:28PM0.56m
10:01AM0.43m
10:33PM0.58m
11:06AM0.44m
11:47PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
8
7
7
7
9
12
14
12
10
11
11
12
13
15
15
14
14
12
12
12
12
15
Feels °C
8
8
5
3
3
3
5
8
10
8
6
8
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
8
9
8
9
14
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