Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
12.4° C
1.3° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 2AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NNE
10
3
E
9
3.5
E
9
4.5
ENE
10
4.5
E
10
4
E
10
4
E
9
4
E
10
4
E
10
3.5
E
9
3.5
E
9
3.5
E
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2.2
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1148
1444
1962
3634
3638
3217
2779
2899
2557
2213
1960
1798
1738
1694
1608
1504
1482
1291
1079
773
627
800
464
475
Wind (km/h)
55
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
60
SE
60
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
Wind State
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
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:25AM1.08m
12:58PM0.99m
1:14AM1.10m
1:53PM1.03m
2:08AM1.12m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.22m
6:55AM0.16m
7:06PM0.22m
7:44AM0.13m
8:00PM0.21m
8:37AM0.10m
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light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
3
3
4
6
5
3
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
0
1
-1
-1
-1
1
-1
0
0
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
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