Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.6° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 2PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
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)
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.6
ESE
16
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
S
7
0.8
ESE
15
1.8
S
7
1
ESE
14
2
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
11
22
49
55
82
118
125
174
166
169
160
173
230
229
274
333
419
478
742
790
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
SW
35
WSW
40
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:42PM1.82m
1:52AM1.78m
2:25PM1.76m
2:39AM1.70m
3:12PM1.71m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.62m
7:52PM0.75m
8:14AM0.67m
8:41PM0.79m
9:00AM0.72m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
4
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
15
15
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
9
11
10
9
8
8
10
9
9
8
Feels °C
7
10
10
9
10
11
10
9
9
8
7
2
3
5
4
3
4
4
3
2
1
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