Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • 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 4AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
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 Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
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
8
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
373
307
276
231
231
170
174
200
200
161
145
100
94
90
65
57
58
61
41
29
28
24
19
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:38AM1.86m
3:12PM1.90m
3:39AM1.84m
4:14PM1.90m
4:47AM1.84m
5:25PM1.93m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.54m
9:01AM0.42m
9:28PM0.56m
10:01AM0.43m
10:33PM0.58m
11:06AM0.44m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
8
9
10
11
10
10
8
8
7
8
12
15
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
15
14
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
6
8
8
7
8
5
5
3
4
9
12
8
7
8
8
9
9
10
12
12
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