Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.3° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 12PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
2.1
SE
9
2.2
SSW
9
3.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1575
688
758
1802
1283
4072
2622
3148
3587
3267
2829
3925
3028
1980
3631
2578
2763
1633
476
616
645
626
194
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
S
45
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:02AM2.01m
10:22PM2.02m
10:47AM1.96m
11:06PM1.95m
11:32AM1.90m
Low Tide
3:54AM0.48m
4:11PM0.52m
4:39AM0.51m
4:56PM0.58m
5:24AM0.56m
5:42PM0.65m
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light rain
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
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5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
9
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
10
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
0
0
2
1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
6
8
7
7
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