Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.7° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 4PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (26 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
2
S
8
1.2
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.2
SE
13
2.3
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
520
477
488
527
464
418
516
454
551
716
1132
1138
1088
1545
1626
1534
1534
1391
1413
1359
1198
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:12PM1.71m
3:34AM1.65m
4:09PM1.68m
4:36AM1.63m
5:20PM1.69m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.72m
9:33PM0.82m
9:52AM0.75m
10:32PM0.84m
10:51AM0.76m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
8
10
10
10
8
7
6
5
6
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
3
5
4
3
2
2
1
-1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
4
5
6
5
7
7
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