Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.2°C
0.6° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 8AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
8
1.3
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.3
ESE
12
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
NW
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
NW
7
0.2
ESE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
78
171
226
200
111
99
75
75
59
27
36
26
26
22
16
21
13
14
7
14
7
21
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
45
WNW
50
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
SW
35
SW
50
SW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
25
S
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:19AM0.96m
4:00PM0.96m
4:08AM0.94m
4:49PM0.97m
4:58AM0.94m
5:37PM0.99m
Low Tide
9:40AM0.26m
10:07PM0.34m
10:28AM0.25m
10:59PM0.32m
11:16AM0.23m
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
Feels °C
3
2
1
2
3
4
5
7
7
5
6
5
6
5
1
-2
-6
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
3
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