Surf Forecasts:
Tuahine Point surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 20 Sep, 6PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, SSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 21 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period, SSW swell with 6,615 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 17 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE 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 Thursday (Sep 17) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tuahine Point in the next 16 days are 4.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 7s period and expected on Friday (Sep 18) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tuahine Point over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | S 8 | SSE 14 | ESE 11 | SSW 8 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 105 | 85 | 233 | 174 | 166 | 121 | 358 | 163 | 68 | 763 | 2751 | 6615 | 1269 | 494 | 216 | 129 | 682 | 235 | 241 | 349 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:09AM1.91m | 10:25PM1.84m | 10:53AM1.85m | 11:10PM1.78m | 11:39AM1.79m | 11:56PM1.72m | 12:25PM1.75m | 00:45AM1.67m | 1:14PM1.73m | 1:39AM1.65m | 2:07PM1.72m | 2:43AM1.66m | 3:11PM1.74m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.61m | 4:43AM0.61m | 5:07PM0.67m | 5:30AM0.69m | 5:56PM0.73m | 6:17AM0.76m | 6:47PM0.77m | 7:06AM0.81m | 7:43PM0.79m | 7:59AM0.83m | 8:41PM0.79m | 8:59AM0.81m | 9:39PM0.76m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 127 | 105 | 85 | 233 | 174 | 166 | 121 | 178 | 56 | 68 | 341 | 1292 | 2442 | 1269 | 494 | 216 | 129 | 344 | 235 | 123 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | ESE 9 | S 15 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 13 | ESE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | 30 | 17 | 33 | 37 | 27 | 107 | 81 | 55 | 35 | 16 | — | — | 4 | 37 | 33 | 24 | 52 | 90 | 220 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 6 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SE 6 | S 16 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 52 | 79 | 196 | 163 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NE 3 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | S 6 | S 8 | — | WNW 2 | SSW 8 | S 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 198 | — | 116 | 358 | — | 1 | 763 | 2751 | 6615 | — | — | — | — | 682 | — | 241 | 349 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 44 | 2 | 454 | 138 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 350 | 112 |
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