Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 7PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (19 Aug)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
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)
3
SSE
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.2
S
11
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
ESE
10
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2513
3481
2811
1864
1122
811
642
1791
509
481
489
489
185
157
237
276
153
688
568
500
235
Wind (km/h)
45
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:47AM1.96m
11:06PM1.95m
11:32AM1.90m
11:48PM1.87m
12:17PM1.84m
Low Tide
4:56PM0.58m
5:24AM0.56m
5:42PM0.65m
6:09AM0.62m
6:28PM0.72m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
11
12
11
9
9
8
8
10
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
-1
2
1
2
3
5
4
3
4
5
7
7
6
6
4
4
7
10
8
9
8
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