Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.4° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 12AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.5
S
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
594
286
238
216
221
194
168
138
138
110
201
181
97
135
133
131
125
117
187
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:18PM1.80m
4:41AM1.78m
5:08PM1.88m
5:25AM1.86m
5:49PM1.95m
Low Tide
10:33PM0.71m
10:49AM0.67m
11:20PM0.64m
11:32AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
7
7
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
6
5
3
2
3
7
8
8
8
6
5
5
6
9
8
10
10
10
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