Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.6° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 10AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (10 Oct)1ft (0.3m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.3
SSE
19
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.2
S
15
0.5
E
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
78
78
83
80
62
69
61
59
89
82
63
63
45
44
31
20
20
10
10
11
10
9
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
ENE
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:22AM1.91m
6:40PM1.98m
7:05AM1.95m
7:20PM1.97m
7:47AM1.96m
7:58PM1.94m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.48m
00:53AM0.45m
1:10PM0.46m
1:34AM0.43m
1:53PM0.47m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:30
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6:28
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6:26
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7:20
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7:21
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 mm
1
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1
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Temp °C
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
17
18
19
20
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
12
11
12
15
17
18
18
14
14
12
12
14
13
13
14
12
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