Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.7°C
0.1° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 7AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:45am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (27 Oct)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
2.2
N
9
2
N
10
1.9
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
433
498
495
570
866
1469
866
799
671
492
352
294
197
185
244
200
384
458
526
427
356
280
234
353
Wind (km/h)
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NNW
60
NW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
25
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
20
W
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
High Tide
7:35AM1.07m
7:48PM1.12m
8:28AM1.13m
8:41PM1.15m
9:20AM1.18m
9:34PM1.17m
Low Tide
1:20AM0.11m
1:43PM0.19m
2:12AM0.07m
2:38PM0.16m
3:04AM0.03m
3:32PM0.14m
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light rain
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light rain
clear
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cloud
light rain
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2
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
-1
-1
0
2
3
4
3
2
3
2
3
5
5
5
6
7
8
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