Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.1°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 10AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
20
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
266
211
206
182
151
136
113
110
79
79
56
57
44
44
37
48
42
75
189
186
127
107
104
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
W
5
N
15
NW
10
W
15
WSW
25
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
0
S
10
ENE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
High Tide
3:33AM1.75m
4:11PM1.86m
4:48AM1.81m
5:18PM1.94m
5:44AM1.88m
6:09PM2.01m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.55m
10:31PM0.62m
10:55AM0.51m
11:34PM0.55m
11:50AM0.46m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
7
7
9
11
12
12
10
9
9
8
12
16
17
14
12
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
9
Feels °C
4
4
7
9
9
9
7
5
5
4
7
12
15
12
9
7
7
6
5
8
10
8
6
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