Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 2PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
17
1
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.2
SE
14
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
315
655
813
928
907
731
679
519
472
556
368
299
209
199
157
152
149
91
85
106
104
61
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:17AM1.71m
5:51PM1.81m
6:03AM1.79m
6:32PM1.89m
6:45AM1.86m
7:10PM1.96m
Low Tide
11:26AM0.72m
00:02AM0.73m
12:10PM0.65m
00:46AM0.66m
12:50PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
2
6
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
16
17
14
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
8
13
14
11
9
9
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
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