Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 6AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
160
162
306
211
696
568
525
238
242
317
237
230
180
156
166
126
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:48PM1.87m
12:17PM1.84m
00:30AM1.79m
1:01PM1.78m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.62m
6:28PM0.72m
6:53AM0.69m
7:17PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
9
12
12
11
10
9
8
7
8
15
17
14
12
Feels °C
6
6
5
4
6
10
9
8
7
6
5
3
4
12
13
9
7
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