Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
12.9° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 1AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (28 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.2
SE
13
2.3
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2
ESE
13
2
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1026
1247
1064
1545
1626
1534
1471
1391
1359
1289
1198
1134
1060
943
853
800
749
725
713
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:09PM1.68m
4:36AM1.63m
5:20PM1.69m
5:36AM1.66m
6:18PM1.74m
Low Tide
10:32PM0.84m
10:51AM0.76m
11:34PM0.83m
11:47AM0.74m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
14
12
10
Feels °C
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
7
8
8
7
10
10
8
6
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