Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
14.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 1AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
1.2
S
11
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
236
344
70
120
236
226
447
467
446
336
451
196
193
243
972
1297
1433
1151
783
505
361
326
253
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:42PM2.07m
8:08AM1.95m
8:41PM2.09m
9:08AM1.96m
9:40PM2.10m
10:06AM1.96m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.42m
2:07AM0.55m
2:19PM0.46m
3:06AM0.56m
3:18PM0.51m
4:02AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
13
12
11
10
10
14
16
13
13
12
12
10
10
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
9
7
7
11
14
10
10
9
9
8
8
11
11
10
9
9
7
6
7
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
Energy kJ
222
236
175
40
37
236
226
447
467
446
336
451
196
193
193
972
1297
1433
1151
783
505
361
326
253
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
5
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
E
13
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
3
1
30
70
120
33
71
11
9
3
6
3
93
135
243
15
14
30
25
23
21
20
39
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
Energy kJ
13
1
1
19
44
89
11
5
5
9
5
6
6
6
18
17
6
6
6
3
4
27
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
6
0.2
SSW
3
1.2
S
11
0.4
NE
2
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
S
5
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
NNE
5
Energy kJ
18
1
344
2
7
24
4
1
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
11
11
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
2
2
11
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
3
2
9
9
9
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
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