Tuahine Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.07° E

Tuahine Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
13.0° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 9PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
749
737
644
614
530
437
422
343
314
263
263
251
205
205
164
164
126
126
123
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:18PM1.74m
6:27AM1.71m
7:03PM1.80m
7:13AM1.77m
7:44PM1.87m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.80m
12:36PM0.70m
1:18AM0.75m
1:20PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
11
10
9
9
9
10
15
15
12
10
13
13
13
13
15
15
13
11
Feels °C
10
6
6
4
5
5
6
10
10
8
6
9
9
10
8
9
10
7
4
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