Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:45am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | SSE 15 | N 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:04AM1.00m | 12:37PM1.03m | 00:46AM0.97m | 1:20PM1.01m | 1:29AM0.94m | 2:03PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM0.21m | 6:52PM0.30m | 7:06AM0.23m | 7:36PM0.31m | 7:48AM0.25m | 8:22PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 17 | 52 | 89 | 84 | 48 | 76 | 73 | 110 | 113 | 179 | 128 | 113 | 74 | 42 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | NW 6 | SSE 8 | WNW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 50 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 53 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 15 | WNW 6 | N 15 | WNW 5 | SSE 18 | SSE 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 86 | 77 | 60 | 60 | 45 | 24 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 75 | 94 | 77 | 54 | 40 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 676 | 678 | 676 | 676 | 758 | 676 | 675 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 676 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 680 | 676 | 687 | 692 | 674 | 674 |
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