Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 9AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
1.9
SSW
8
1.2
SSE
8
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
135
133
129
138
136
184
180
180
177
171
195
239
261
195
429
190
183
183
181
146
146
103
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
40
SW
30
SSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
ENE
20
ESE
5
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:25AM1.86m
5:49PM1.95m
6:06AM1.93m
6:27PM2.00m
6:48AM1.99m
7:05PM2.03m
Low Tide
11:32AM0.60m
00:03AM0.56m
12:12PM0.53m
00:43AM0.48m
12:53PM0.49m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:50
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5:48
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7:07
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3
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Temp °C
9
9
12
13
13
12
10
10
11
13
17
16
17
11
9
9
7
5
10
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
5
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
9
13
12
12
4
3
4
3
1
6
12
8
9
8
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