Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 11PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, strong winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 216 | 217 | 183 | 243 | 316 | 286 | 251 | 231 | 176 | 180 | 192 | 216 | 302 | 551 | 563 | 536 | 492 | 379 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.10m | 10:01AM1.08m | 10:14PM1.08m | 10:46AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.12m | 4:10PM0.20m | 4:34AM0.14m | 4:56PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 182 | 216 | 217 | 183 | 243 | 316 | 286 | 251 | 231 | 176 | 180 | 192 | 216 | 302 | 551 | 563 | 536 | 492 | 379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 118 | 98 | 14 | 83 | 81 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NE 12 | N 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | S 14 | — | — | E 13 | NE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 41 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 674 | 674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 675 |
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