Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
12.9°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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 8PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (13 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (13 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
4
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
15
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
2.3
S
9
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1167
996
1423
1294
861
649
802
853
739
669
596
578
466
353
336
256
242
185
196
139
131
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:17AM1.99m
7:34PM2.05m
8:00AM2.01m
8:14PM2.02m
8:43AM2.00m
8:56PM1.97m
Low Tide
1:23PM0.42m
1:52AM0.42m
2:08PM0.44m
2:32AM0.43m
2:52PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
11
15
14
12
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
9
10
9
9
8
11
11
12
11
9
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