Tapuaetahi Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.13° S 174.01° E

Tapuaetahi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapuaetahi sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.4° 

Tapuaetahi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
NNE
12
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
31
23
23
23
23
22
24
19
21
20
16
14
80
95
64
50
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:52PM2.35m
11:11AM2.27m
11:36PM2.34m
11:57AM2.27m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.71m
5:14PM0.76m
5:47AM0.72m
6:02PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
14
15
13
11
9
8
6
6
9
11
10
8
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
7
4
3
1
0
4
6
7
4
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