Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 11AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (29 Sep)5ft (1.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
405
398
514
793
1048
1433
1540
1447
1393
1323
1167
1182
1037
811
678
640
522
529
569
487
367
347
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
S
25
SSE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
SE
15
SE
5
ENE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:30AM2.04m
8:45PM2.03m
9:14AM2.06m
9:29PM2.01m
10:00AM2.06m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.42m
2:37PM0.46m
3:03AM0.39m
3:23PM0.46m
3:47AM0.39m
4:12PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
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6:43
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7:09
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Temp °C
10
10
14
15
14
13
12
10
9
9
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
15
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
5
6
10
10
9
11
11
7
6
6
11
9
11
11
11
10
9
8
11
11
12
13
11
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