Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 9AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
S
11
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
109
79
65
41
38
24
23
9
9
16
25
33
39
26
38
29
77
59
25
61
57
54
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:03AM1.96m
11:23PM1.89m
11:55AM1.92m
00:14AM1.84m
12:49PM1.88m
Low Tide
4:53AM0.45m
5:11PM0.54m
5:44AM0.47m
6:05PM0.58m
6:37AM0.51m
7:03PM0.63m
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
17
18
16
15
12
9
8
11
14
14
13
11
10
9
8
12
17
15
13
14
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
13
13
11
7
4
4
8
10
10
10
8
7
5
4
8
13
10
8
10
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