Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
12.7° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 3AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
2
!
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
E
9
3
ENE
9
2.4
E
9
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
E
9
2.3
SSW
7
2.1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
804
953
879
1205
881
461
412
412
358
316
286
240
205
310
194
558
788
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:19PM2.07m
7:42AM1.98m
8:05PM2.10m
8:30AM2.01m
8:51PM2.10m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.49m
1:48PM0.42m
2:26AM0.46m
2:37PM0.43m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
2
2
2
3
5
3
3
1
1
1
4
3
2
4
6
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
Feels °C
8
9
10
12
10
11
12
12
12
11
8
5
4
1
-1
0
2
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