Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.1°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 2AM is: 1.9m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:45pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)5s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
1.9
WNW
5
1.6
W
5
1.6
WNW
5
0.7
NNW
7
0.4
NW
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
NNW
9
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
6
0.5
SSE
15
0.4
NW
7
0.1
N
13
0.3
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
154
125
178
135
133
41
20
13
13
12
5
7
21
18
0
16
3
5
Wind (km/h)
50
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:20PM1.09m
8:53AM1.06m
9:08PM1.12m
9:43AM1.11m
9:57PM1.14m
Low Tide
2:43AM0.12m
3:02PM0.18m
3:31AM0.09m
3:53PM0.16m
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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7:09
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7:07
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7:32
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7:34
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7:35
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 mm
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1
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1
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Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
-1
0
0
2
2
2
2
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