Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 2PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:45am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | NW 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | WNW 5 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | WNW 5 | NE 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 46 | 46 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 42 | 65 | 60 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 127 | 21 | 43 | 33 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.13m | 6:35AM1.06m | 7:02PM1.13m | 7:31AM1.07m | 7:53PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.10m | 00:27AM0.12m | 12:46PM0.11m | 1:22AM0.10m | 1:40PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -5 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNW 6 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 46 | 46 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 21 | 64 | 60 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 33 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 17 | SSE 17 | NE 13 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 57 | 28 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 7 | N 6 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | NE 8 | SE 10 | WNW 18 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SE 11 | NE 13 | SSE 14 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 10 | 52 | 47 | 53 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 35 | 61 | 30 | 65 | 108 | 123 | 148 | 128 | 85 | 43 | 35 | 127 | 185 | 154 | 158 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 674 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 676 | 692 | 692 | 676 | 676 | 678 | 680 | 690 | 680 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 766 | 798 | 676 | 676 |
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