Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 9AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jun)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (16 Jun)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.8
SSW
6
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
1.1
S
11
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
13
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
59
50
41
36
34
32
51
28
27
174
85
242
236
297
70
116
178
158
373
384
367
336
451
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:03AM1.93m
6:40PM2.04m
7:05AM1.94m
7:42PM2.07m
8:08AM1.95m
8:41PM2.09m
Low Tide
12:20PM0.39m
1:02AM0.54m
1:19PM0.42m
2:07AM0.55m
2:19PM0.46m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
5
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
14
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
12
15
13
11
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
11
11
13
9
11
10
10
8
6
5
9
12
9
8
9
9
9
9
11
9
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
13
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
15
Energy kJ
57
56
40
25
18
15
20
20
18
12
174
58
242
236
175
40
41
32
158
373
384
367
336
451
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SSE
15
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
11
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
18
59
50
41
36
34
32
27
28
27
6
85
3
20
19
70
116
178
38
3
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
S
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
NE
11
Energy kJ
7
4
4
3
11
8
16
6
14
24
71
14
13
4
4
33
44
7
7
5
10
5
1
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
3
1.1
S
11
0.3
NE
2
Energy kJ
1
1
1
7
51
1
297
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
0
0
0
11
35
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
11
11
11
42
8
0
0
1
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
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