Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
12.8° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
12
1.5
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
233
229
191
160
132
245
192
126
92
89
82
79
61
60
55
93
240
378
355
169
297
207
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
SE
5
E
5
S
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:22AM1.83m
1:58PM1.86m
2:20AM1.79m
2:55PM1.84m
3:29AM1.77m
4:07PM1.85m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.47m
8:12PM0.60m
8:44AM0.49m
9:16PM0.63m
9:49AM0.51m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
8
9
10
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
14
14
13
12
10
9
9
10
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
4
6
7
9
11
11
10
10
8
8
7
12
11
11
11
8
6
6
7
9
9
8
8
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