Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 4AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:45pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 11 | SE 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 104 | 190 | 379 | 373 | 361 | 78 | 264 | 189 | 115 | 118 | 496 | 244 | 87 | 92 | 1527 | 1457 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46AM1.13m | 3:31PM1.12m | 3:47AM1.12m | 4:31PM1.14m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.20m | 9:12AM0.08m | 9:41PM0.19m | 10:10AM0.06m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 161 | 164 | 110 | 379 | 373 | 361 | 319 | 134 | 115 | 115 | 118 | 96 | 78 | 87 | 92 | 69 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | N 12 | NNE 5 | NNW 7 | N 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 7 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 58 | 104 | 190 | 3 | 31 | 102 | 78 | 264 | 189 | 160 | 154 | 89 | 53 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 13 | N 12 | NE 13 | NW 6 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | — | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | NNW 10 | SSE 14 | N 12 | SSW 13 | S 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 51 | 36 | — | 15 | 66 | 120 | 35 | 78 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 19 | 53 | 41 | — | — | 15 | 55 | 77 | 98 | 496 | 244 | 440 | 875 | 1527 | 1457 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 679 | 676 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 0 | 0 | 674 | 676 | 676 | 676 | 675 | 676 | 676 | 674 | 674 |
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