Surf Forecasts:
Tuahine Point surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, SSE swell with 3,098 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tuahine Point this week:
The surf forecast for Tuahine Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tuahine Point in the next 16 days are 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tuahine Point over the next 16 days.
Right, let’s have a look at what’s comin’ through for Tuahine Point. Honestly, the first week is a write-off for decent surf. There’s a few days where you’ll get waves, but the wind is a bloody mess. Strong onshore and cross-onshore stuff just kills it.
We’ve got a run of nothing until Sunday the 12th of July. The water’s a bit colder than normal for this time of year at 57°.
Sunday morning the 12th is the first real glimmer. Swell’s only 4ft from the ESE, period at 9 seconds, and the wind is light out of the west – it’s a cross-off. That gives us clean, surfable conditions with combined energy at 454 (moderate). The crowd factor is “sometimes” so you might get a peak to yourself.
Monday the 13th is small. Morning has 3ft from the ESE, light offshore from the NNW, clean but pretty ordinary. Combined energy is 190 (weak). Afternoon drops to 3ft, and it’s just not worth paddling out for.
The real standout comes on Saturday the 18th of July. Now we’re talkin’. Morning sees a 6ft swell from the SE, period 13 seconds – that’s proper groundswell. Light offshore NNW wind, clean as a whistle. Combined energy jumps to 1011 (moderate to strong). This is for experienced surfers only, as it’s over 5ft. The clean conditions and that long period will make for some excellent waves at Tuahine Point.
Sunday the 19th is also a gem. Morning has 5ft from the ESE, period 13 seconds, light offshore from the NNW. Clean again, with combined energy at 848 (moderate). Another day of very good surf.
After that, the swell hangs around but the wind starts to mess with it. Monday the 20th is still pretty good with 5ft to 7ft from the ENE, but it gets a bit lumpy in the afternoon. By Tuesday the 21st, it’s all over – strong cross-shore winds and rain.
There’s a strange one on Thursday the 23rd of July. Afternoon sees a 10ft swell from the south, period 9 seconds, but it’s predicted to be too big for this break. Same for Friday the 24th – 13ft and 15ft from the south, glassy conditions, but way too big. That’s expert-only territory, and even then, it might be dangerous.
So, my pick for the best on offer is Saturday the 18th of July, followed closely by Sunday the 19th. Clean, solid groundswell, light offshore winds. That’s the window to be in the water.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1159 | 1782 | 2570 | 1509 | 2675 | 876 | 1129 | 882 | 433 | 282 | 221 | 184 | 127 | 82 | 78 | 62 | 41 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 12:42PM1.87m | 00:59AM1.91m | 1:30PM1.89m | 1:45AM1.89m | 2:19PM1.90m | 2:38AM1.86m | 3:12PM1.90m | 3:39AM1.84m | 4:14PM1.90m | 4:47AM1.84m | 5:25PM1.93m | 5:56AM1.87m | 6:35PM1.99m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.54m | 7:24AM0.45m | 7:35PM0.54m | 8:10AM0.42m | 8:29PM0.54m | 9:01AM0.42m | 9:28PM0.56m | 10:01AM0.43m | 10:33PM0.58m | 11:06AM0.44m | 11:47PM0.59m | 12:10PM0.44m | 00:58AM0.57m | ||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — |
mm | 7 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 356 | 562 | 294 | 525 | 1522 | 876 | 753 | 535 | 433 | 282 | 221 | 184 | 127 | 82 | 78 | 62 | 41 | 35 | 17 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 31 | — | — | — | 57 | 47 | 24 | 73 | 153 | 123 | 96 | 75 | 63 | 59 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 17 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | S 21 | S 14 | S 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | NE 12 | SSE 14 | SE 9 | SSE 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | S 16 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 56 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 34 | 16 | 195 | 49 | 35 | — | — | 5 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1159 | 1782 | 2570 | 1509 | 2675 | 513 | 1129 | 882 | 91 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 28 | 77 | 60 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 118 | 125 | 122 | 118 | 68 | 43 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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