Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.5° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 5PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Afternoon (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
1.9
S
7
2.4
SSE
9
3
SSE
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
20
20
19
17
16
16
16
20
4
4
17
22
11
9
8
347
878
1942
4842
5487
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
30
NW
20
N
15
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
10
W
30
SW
50
SSW
40
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:08AM1.92m
9:17PM1.84m
9:50AM1.88m
10:02PM1.79m
10:33AM1.83m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.55m
3:32AM0.51m
4:05PM0.61m
4:16AM0.59m
4:51PM0.66m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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6:24
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6:22
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6:20
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7:22
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7:23
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7:24
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2
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3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
24
25
20
16
17
17
17
20
19
16
15
11
10
11
10
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
17
21
23
16
13
15
15
14
16
14
13
12
8
5
8
4
0
2
0
-1
-1
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