Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 3PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:45am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, gales from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 167 | 175 | 257 | 242 | 470 | 590 | 826 | 1088 | 1332 | 1489 | 1776 | 1776 | 1685 | 1635 | 1613 | 1591 | 1419 | 1399 | 1224 | 1173 | 1019 | 893 | 867 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50PM1.21m | 7:06AM1.16m | 7:47PM1.23m | 8:05AM1.14m | 8:43PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.00m | 1:03AM0.12m | 1:26PM-0.01m | 2:03AM0.10m | 2:23PM-0.00m | 3:02AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 119 | 160 | 124 | 79 | 59 | 470 | 590 | 826 | 1088 | 1332 | 1489 | 1776 | 1776 | 1685 | 1635 | 1613 | 1591 | 1419 | 1399 | 1224 | 1173 | 1019 | 893 | 867 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | N 7 | WNW 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 167 | 175 | 257 | 242 | 57 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 51 | 133 | 3 | 64 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 11 | WNW 8 | ESE 16 | WNW 7 | NE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 89 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 64 | 353 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 46 | 35 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 59 | 50 | 110 | 156 | 25 | 45 | 93 | 150 | 169 | 164 | 128 | 87 | 119 | 95 | 54 | 38 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 674 | 674 | 674 | 675 | 674 | 675 | 678 | 676 | 687 | 675 | 676 | 676 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 |
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