Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.6° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 8PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (12 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
59
81
57
85
82
85
86
87
70
49
48
46
63
176
217
387
679
763
696
565
459
347
249
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
N
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:39AM1.82m
8:46PM1.73m
9:22AM1.79m
9:35PM1.71m
10:07AM1.77m
10:26PM1.70m
Low Tide
2:53PM0.66m
3:00AM0.60m
3:41PM0.69m
3:47AM0.66m
4:29PM0.71m
4:38AM0.73m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:48
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5:47
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5:46
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7:54
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7:55
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7:58
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Temp °C
21
22
21
22
18
16
13
14
17
17
17
16
14
14
13
13
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
15
Feels °C
19
21
20
21
15
14
10
11
15
15
14
14
14
12
12
12
16
15
15
16
15
13
11
12
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