Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.9° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 4AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
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0
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.9
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1
SSE
16
1.6
SE
15
1.6
SE
14
1.7
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3489
2947
3355
2897
2496
2241
969
734
740
622
560
477
370
493
1187
1109
1095
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:05PM1.95m
11:28AM1.91m
11:47PM1.92m
12:16PM1.90m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.47m
5:31PM0.52m
6:09AM0.46m
6:20PM0.54m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
7
7
6
6
9
10
9
7
7
6
6
6
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
2
2
1
0
0
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
6
6
7
6
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