
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 10PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NE 7 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
292 | 251 | 215 | 159 | 159 | 134 | 109 | 69 | 64 | 110 | 36 | 39 | 31 | 17 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 70 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:14PM1.12m | 4:35AM1.06m | 5:12PM1.13m | 5:36AM1.05m | 6:08PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.17m | 10:50AM0.10m | 11:29PM0.14m | 11:49AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | N 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
292 | 86 | 215 | 159 | 159 | 134 | 109 | 69 | 49 | 48 | 36 | 23 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 70 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NE 16 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 7 | NW 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 6 | N 6 |
90 | 10 | 87 | 83 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 12 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | SSW 12 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 47 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
— | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 110 | 35 | 39 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 697 | 678 | 0 | 674 | 674 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 674 | 687 | 687 | 692 | 687 | 675 | 674 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 |
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