Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
309
298
283
233
229
191
170
138
100
77
74
56
41
40
22
25
28
45
61
80
249
90
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
NNE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
E
5
NE
0
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:04AM1.82m
1:40PM1.90m
2:04AM1.78m
2:41PM1.88m
3:17AM1.77m
3:50PM1.88m
Low Tide
7:24AM0.57m
8:00PM0.66m
8:23AM0.60m
9:06PM0.66m
9:30AM0.61m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
11
14
14
12
11
10
9
10
11
12
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
4
9
9
8
7
7
7
6
8
10
12
14
13
14
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