
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:45am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, near gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
95 | 93 | 61 | 104 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 50 | 34 | 32 | 46 | 70 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:43PM0.98m | 1:52AM0.94m | 2:29PM0.97m | 2:40AM0.92m | 3:18PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.25m | 7:55PM0.33m | 8:13AM0.26m | 8:43PM0.33m | 8:59AM0.26m | 9:33PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
95 | 93 | 61 | 104 | 40 | 92 | 86 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 50 | 34 | 32 | 46 | 70 | 31 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNW 10 | ENE 11 | SE 6 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | ENE 8 | NW 7 | SSE 6 | E 10 | WNW 5 | NNW 8 | S 16 | S 16 |
52 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 92 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 31 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NW 7 | ESE 11 | WNW 7 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 10 |
43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 3 | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
66 | 77 | 66 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 64 | 92 | 75 | 40 | 20 | 61 | 123 | 183 | 160 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 0 | 687 | 687 | 676 | 692 | 692 | 675 | 674 | 675 | 676 | 700 | 705 | 705 | 839 | 705 | 676 |
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