Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Issued: 11 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
15.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (12 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1.1
S
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
254
249
170
157
157
223
134
120
56
45
65
51
50
117
117
117
117
96
96
77
76
77
46
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
E
5
SE
5
SW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
0
NW
10
SE
5
NE
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:49PM1.92m
3:08AM1.92m
3:40PM1.96m
4:03AM1.92m
4:35PM1.99m
5:02AM1.93m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.44m
8:59PM0.52m
9:30AM0.39m
9:52PM0.50m
10:23AM0.37m
10:50PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
8
10
11
11
10
10
11
10
11
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
14
17
19
16
15
14
14
15
Feels °C
5
8
9
9
7
8
8
7
9
12
11
11
9
9
9
9
10
15
18
12
11
10
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
319
254
249
170
157
157
164
134
120
56
45
65
51
32
117
117
117
117
96
96
77
76
77
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.3
SE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.3
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SE
14
Energy kJ
41
13
6
6
5
5
5
21
16
17
16
45
39
50
64
30
30
29
30
27
23
29
16
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
S
15
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
SSE
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
SE
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
8
18
4
4
11
19
17
15
7
17
17
8
30
35
58
27
10
7
18
7
7
17
19
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
1.1
S
10
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
2
223
23
18
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
7
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
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