Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 4AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:45am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (25 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s

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 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the NW by Mon night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
0.5
NNW
5
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.6
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1.1
NW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.9
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
2.2
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
13
11
11
10
5
14
31
59
68
86
42
87
78
83
143
190
316
334
449
766
1302
773
639
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
WNW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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-on
off
High Tide
5:47AM0.95m
6:04PM1.05m
6:42AM1.01m
6:56PM1.09m
7:35AM1.07m
7:48PM1.12m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.20m
11:52AM0.24m
00:29AM0.15m
12:47PM0.22m
1:20AM0.11m
1:43PM0.19m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
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12
13
10
Feels °C
7
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
9
6
5
4
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
2
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