Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.0° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 11AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
133
186
220
204
265
209
184
130
103
94
90
64
52
76
79
75
47
47
67
100
86
77
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
5
WNW
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
SE
10
NNE
30
NNW
30
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:54AM1.83m
5:16PM1.91m
5:38AM1.90m
6:00PM1.96m
6:22AM1.97m
6:42PM1.99m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.62m
11:32PM0.55m
11:47AM0.56m
00:16AM0.48m
12:31PM0.51m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
15
19
25
26
21
15
13
13
13
17
18
17
16
15
15
13
12
18
19
22
18
16
Feels °C
10
11
15
20
21
16
11
10
9
10
15
15
15
15
13
12
10
9
14
16
19
12
10
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