Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.4° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 5PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
1.4
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
85
56
53
24
23
21
20
19
12
21
49
55
82
116
125
169
125
123
119
176
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
W
25
W
40
WSW
45
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
12:59PM1.88m
1:10AM1.87m
1:42PM1.82m
1:52AM1.78m
2:25PM1.76m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.58m
7:05PM0.70m
7:32AM0.62m
7:52PM0.75m
8:14AM0.67m
8:41PM0.79m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
7
12
14
11
9
8
9
9
10
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
11
13
13
9
9
Feels °C
3
8
11
7
5
3
4
6
7
10
10
9
9
8
10
10
7
7
7
1
0
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