Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.2°C
0.3° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 6PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:45pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.3
SE
12
0.6
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1.1
NW
4
1.4
NW
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.8
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
13
15
14
23
40
70
88
49
106
105
128
159
216
288
358
498
887
1382
940
843
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
55
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
55
NW
60
NW
40
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
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-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:04PM1.05m
6:42AM1.01m
6:56PM1.09m
7:35AM1.07m
7:48PM1.12m
Low Tide
11:52AM0.24m
00:29AM0.15m
12:47PM0.22m
1:20AM0.11m
1:43PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
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6:24
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6:22
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6:20
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8:06
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8:07
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1
3
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Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
10
10
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
12
8
6
6
4
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
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