Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Issued: 11 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
14.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 4PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
446
415
433
446
336
451
156
193
277
1073
1297
1282
880
671
505
361
331
253
189
136
117
82
56
53
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
0
N
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:08AM1.95m
8:41PM2.09m
9:08AM1.96m
9:40PM2.10m
10:06AM1.96m
10:38PM2.09m
Low Tide
2:19PM0.46m
3:06AM0.56m
3:18PM0.51m
4:02AM0.57m
4:17PM0.55m
4:58AM0.59m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part 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
Temp °C
9
14
16
13
11
11
12
11
10
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
11
16
17
14
12
11
12
14
Feels °C
6
11
13
11
8
9
10
9
8
12
12
10
9
7
7
6
7
13
13
9
7
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
446
415
433
446
336
451
156
193
193
1073
1297
1282
880
671
505
361
331
253
189
136
117
82
56
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
E
13
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
16
0.2
E
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
16
Energy kJ
12
11
9
3
6
3
135
135
277
15
17
21
20
12
21
20
26
25
33
17
29
28
16
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
SE
18
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
ESE
17
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
11
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
13
15
27
24
29
1
27
26
25
10
23
22
26
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
11
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
Energy kJ
37
1
1
1
3
4
1
17
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
9
9
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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