Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 3PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
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)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
521
496
480
407
298
283
237
233
229
191
160
132
245
192
126
92
89
82
79
79
77
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:05PM1.89m
1:22AM1.83m
1:58PM1.86m
2:20AM1.79m
2:55PM1.84m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.45m
7:14PM0.57m
7:47AM0.47m
8:12PM0.60m
8:44AM0.49m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
7
10
11
10
9
8
9
9
10
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
15
17
13
12
Feels °C
3
7
7
7
5
4
5
5
7
11
12
10
10
10
8
7
7
12
15
10
10
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