Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.2°C
0.6° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 10PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NNE
13
0.4
NNE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
251
215
159
159
134
109
69
64
110
36
39
31
17
47
46
46
70
69
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
N
25
NW
30
NW
35
W
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:14PM1.12m
4:35AM1.06m
5:12PM1.13m
5:36AM1.05m
6:08PM1.13m
Low Tide
10:29PM0.17m
10:50AM0.10m
11:29PM0.14m
11:49AM0.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
Feels °C
3
4
6
7
8
7
6
4
5
5
5
4
1
1
1
1
0
-1
2
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