Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.2°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (07 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
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)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.3
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
20
20
672
802
1860
2128
2013
1802
1517
1256
947
669
311
251
210
191
169
147
136
113
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
15
SW
20
W
30
SW
25
S
50
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:45PM1.84m
2:13AM1.74m
2:51PM1.83m
3:33AM1.75m
4:11PM1.86m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.54m
8:06PM0.66m
8:34AM0.56m
9:17PM0.66m
9:47AM0.55m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
2
2
5
4
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
12
12
12
10
8
9
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
7
10
11
11
11
9
Feels °C
13
13
8
7
7
0
-1
0
3
3
4
5
6
5
6
4
8
10
8
9
6
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