Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.7°C
0.1° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 4AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:45am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (02 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (02 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
77
138
255
282
285
263
310
319
319
273
242
237
256
232
155
117
86
60
43
28
27
26
18
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:16AM1.13m
12:53PM1.20m
1:13AM1.09m
1:48PM1.16m
2:11AM1.04m
2:44PM1.13m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.04m
7:13PM0.12m
7:30AM0.07m
8:10PM0.13m
8:25AM0.11m
9:07PM0.14m
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Temp °C
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
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13
13
13
12
11
10
10
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11
Feels °C
2
1
2
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4
4
4
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4
5
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7
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9
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9
6
6
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6
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