Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 6AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:45pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (15 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Fri night, near gales from the SSE by Sun night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
2
2
1
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)
1.1
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.8
NE
7
2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
NNE
10
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
E
9
3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
131
150
296
389
440
580
650
774
532
573
524
490
575
933
1185
1484
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
35
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
45
SSE
50
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
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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light rain
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<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>
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
2
2
5
2
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
3
2
1
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