Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 8AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:45am July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
15
2
ESE
15
2
ESE
14
1.9
ESE
14
1.9
ESE
14
1.9
ESE
14
1.8
ESE
14
1.7
ESE
14
1.7
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1635
1613
1591
1419
1380
1360
1173
1019
989
867
854
713
613
604
498
406
393
308
254
250
250
196
179
Wind (km/h)
60
SW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
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
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:05AM1.14m
8:43PM1.23m
9:03AM1.12m
9:37PM1.21m
10:00AM1.09m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.10m
2:23PM-0.00m
3:02AM0.08m
3:18PM0.02m
3:58AM0.07m
4:12PM0.06m
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
6
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
-6
-4
-3
0
-1
0
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
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