Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 92mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
E
7
2.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
245
207
141
120
115
93
61
57
74
76
60
84
186
229
178
740
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:54AM1.85m
6:28PM2.00m
6:51AM1.92m
7:19PM2.07m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.60m
12:04PM0.45m
00:48AM0.54m
12:58PM0.43m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
3
3
1
8
2
6
2
2
8
17
11
5
8
Temp °C
10
9
8
9
10
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
6
6
5
7
8
10
11
9
9
9
11
10
11
11
9
9
10
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