Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.9° C

1.2°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.4
SSE
19
1.1
SSE
19
1.7
SSE
18
2
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
82
56
48
88
72
70
67
62
57
53
32
45
135
83
61
120
795
1855
2225
1550
1324
892
565
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NNW
25
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
10
W
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
30
WSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:38PM2.09m
11:02AM1.96m
11:34PM2.08m
11:57AM1.95m
00:23AM2.05m
12:51PM1.93m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.59m
5:13PM0.58m
5:52AM0.59m
6:05PM0.62m
6:42AM0.58m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
16
16
16
17
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
14
12
Feels °C
8
10
10
13
13
12
16
14
14
11
7
8
7
9
9
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
S
5
0.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SSE
19
1.7
SSE
18
2
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
115
82
56
35
88
72
70
67
62
57
53
16
30
93
83
61
52
795
1855
2225
1550
1324
892
565
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
3
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
E
8
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
14
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
17
17
16
48
6
6
6
1
3
3
4
30
5
28
28
28
67
38
31
12
12
1
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
19
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
23
22
26
14
21
21
20
5
6
6
7
6
4
1
4
21
120
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
8
32
45
135
77
16
11
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
50
44
57
138
46
44
44
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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