Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.8° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 7PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
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)
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1217
1027
907
782
635
291
260
206
201
159
159
159
122
116
84
82
67
57
44
44
26
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:51PM1.83m
3:33AM1.75m
4:11PM1.86m
4:48AM1.81m
5:18PM1.94m
Low Tide
8:34AM0.56m
9:17PM0.66m
9:47AM0.55m
10:31PM0.62m
10:55AM0.51m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
9
8
7
7
10
12
12
12
9
9
9
9
12
16
17
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
8
10
8
9
6
5
5
6
7
12
14
9
9
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