Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.7° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 8PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)--
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Fri night, near gales from the S by Sun night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
!
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.7
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
98
107
157
261
308
379
459
499
638
400
441
476
547
524
498
708
1347
1422
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:26PM1.19m
7:48AM1.10m
8:19PM1.18m
8:45AM1.09m
9:11PM1.17m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.10m
2:02PM0.05m
2:40AM0.08m
2:56PM0.08m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
5
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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