Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (14 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (14 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
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1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.2
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
E
8
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
77
57
45
43
145
197
197
128
247
377
1437
1238
430
373
317
302
309
367
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:28PM2.00m
6:51AM1.92m
7:19PM2.07m
7:42AM1.98m
8:05PM2.10m
Low Tide
12:04PM0.45m
00:48AM0.54m
12:58PM0.43m
1:39AM0.49m
1:48PM0.42m
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
5
3
1
4
10
6
2
2
1
1
4
5
3
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
9
11
13
12
11
10
11
12
11
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