Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is

12.3° C

Tuapeka Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 1PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:45am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Evening (16 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	590	826	1074	1332	1489	1776	1776	1685	1635	1613	1591	1419	1380	1224	1173	1019	989	867	854	713	613	604	498	406
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide			7:06AM1.16m				7:47PM1.23m				8:05AM1.14m				8:43PM1.23m				9:03AM1.12m				9:37PM1.21m
Low Tide	1:03AM0.12m				1:26PM-0.01m				2:03AM0.10m				2:23PM-0.00m				3:02AM0.08m				3:18PM0.02m


	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	7:56
	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:16
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	12	12	13	13	12	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels °C	9	7	7	6	4	-1	-2	-4	-5	-4	-4	0	-1	0	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12
kJ	590	826	1074	1332	1489	1776	1776	1685	1635	1613	1591	1419	1380	1224	1173	1019	989	867	854	713	613	604	498	406
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 11	NNW 7	NW 7	SSW 15	—	WNW 9	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	S 5	S 16	S 19	S 25	SSE 24	S 22	SSE 22	SSE 21
kJ	5	4	4	4	4	73	53	92	—	53	23	13	11	11	10	12	14	5	7	50	184	364	489	356
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	S 18	S 18	SSW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 17	—	WNW 7	S 16	S 16	S 7	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	S 6
kJ	4	6	6	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	26	5	5	23	74	274	8	4	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	NNW 6	NNW 4	NNW 5	NW 6	WSW 4	SW 5	WSW 5	WSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 4	W 4	W 3	WNW 4	WNW 4
kJ	45	57	32	87	111	43	62	109	141	181	171	133	103	107	88	48	31	39	28	26	13	11	24	46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whareama Wairarapa	Porangahau River Mouth Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa	Porangahau River Mouth Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa	Castlepoint - The Gap Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	678	676	679	677	676	676	676	674	674	675	674	674	674	674	674	674	674	674	674	674	675	675	675	675
Best forecast wave conditions in Chatham Islands
Rating (10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	1	4	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	4	4	4	8	9	9	9	7
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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