
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 12PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:45am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 6 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
299 | 286 | 240 | 217 | 282 | 235 | 237 | 345 | 106 | 84 | 54 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | 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 | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.21m | 10:27PM1.18m | 11:05AM1.22m | 11:21PM1.16m | 11:59AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM0.01m | 4:27PM0.12m | 4:49AM0.01m | 5:21PM0.12m | 5:42AM0.02m | 6:17PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | SSE 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | SE 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
299 | 286 | 240 | 217 | 282 | 235 | 237 | 26 | 106 | 84 | 54 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 78 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 52 | 40 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NNE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 11 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | SSE 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SE 14 | SE 13 | WNW 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
10 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 26 | 39 | 23 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 16 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 15 | S 16 | SSE 15 | W 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | N 9 | N 8 |
7 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | NW 9 | W 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | NW 6 | NW 3 |
33 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 345 | 90 | 179 | 312 | 312 | 255 | 173 | 138 | 124 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 697 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 702 | 725 | 725 | 798 | 777 | 721 | 777 | 721 | 774 | 692 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 675 |
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