Surf Forecasts:
Tuahine Point surf forecast from 23 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 25 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 25 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, ENE swell with 1,301 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 25 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ENE 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 (Jun 25) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 1.6m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 14s is also forecast. 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 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 25) 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 3.0m 9s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 25) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Thu 25th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Thu 25th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Thu 25th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tuahine Point over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 173 | 314 | 1301 | 400 | 505 | 1064 | 743 | 1144 | 831 | 622 | 653 | 476 | 400 | 340 | 239 | 239 | 394 | 595 | 612 | 575 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:41PM1.90m | 1:53AM1.93m | 2:27PM1.87m | 2:37AM1.85m | 3:11PM1.82m | 3:22AM1.78m | 3:55PM1.77m | 4:08AM1.72m | 4:43PM1.73m | 4:57AM1.67m | 5:37PM1.71m | 5:47AM1.66m | 6:30PM1.71m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.68m | 8:12AM0.59m | 8:34PM0.70m | 8:54AM0.60m | 9:20PM0.73m | 9:37AM0.63m | 10:07PM0.76m | 10:23AM0.65m | 10:55PM0.78m | 11:12AM0.68m | 11:49PM0.80m | 12:01PM0.69m | 00:44AM0.80m | ||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 183 | 173 | 101 | 449 | 400 | 402 | 354 | 743 | 1144 | 831 | 622 | 653 | 476 | 400 | 340 | 239 | 239 | 394 | 398 | 421 | 372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 15 | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 34 | 71 | — | 65 | 37 | — | — | 467 | 214 | 102 | 47 | 423 | 192 | 362 | 151 | 91 | 86 | 102 | 480 | 512 | 575 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | SSW 17 | — | S 23 | SSE 20 | — | SSE 15 | — | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 28 | — | 10 | 127 | — | 246 | — | 192 | 85 | 38 | 25 | 9 | 29 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 92 | 93 | 314 | 1301 | — | 505 | 1064 | — | — | — | — | 137 | 235 | 191 | 328 | 160 | 83 | 108 | 595 | 612 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 89 | 330 | 1 | 50 | 42 | 98 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 68 | 2 | 44 | 68 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 44 |
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