Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Issued: 5 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
15.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 8AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (12 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
533
433
319
254
249
170
157
157
164
134
120
65
55
67
68
50
117
117
117
117
96
94
77
76
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
E
5
SE
5
SW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:19AM1.92m
2:49PM1.92m
3:08AM1.92m
3:40PM1.96m
4:03AM1.92m
4:35PM1.99m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.44m
8:59PM0.52m
9:30AM0.39m
9:52PM0.50m
10:23AM0.37m
10:50PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
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4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
11
13
12
12
17
19
16
15
14
Feels °C
5
5
5
8
9
9
7
7
8
9
9
11
11
11
9
8
10
8
8
14
18
13
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Energy kJ
533
433
319
254
249
170
157
157
164
134
120
65
55
67
68
32
117
117
117
117
96
94
77
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
SE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
10
0.3
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
21
5
41
13
6
6
5
5
5
21
16
17
16
44
45
50
64
30
30
30
30
27
28
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
SSE
19
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
8
18
4
4
11
19
18
15
7
17
17
8
30
35
7
18
10
7
7
7
7
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.2
NNE
2
Energy kJ
11
14
17
18
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
7
7
6
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