Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 10PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:45pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 361 | 432 | 470 | 477 | 587 | 653 | 650 | 484 | 313 | 1618 | 1069 | 754 | 560 | 157 | 138 | 81 | 54 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:40PM1.05m | 11:13AM1.07m | 11:22PM1.03m | 11:55AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.17m | 5:25PM0.26m | 5:41AM0.19m | 6:08PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 653 | 650 | 484 | 313 | 188 | 119 | 88 | 49 | 157 | 138 | 81 | 54 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | S 12 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 11 | — | SW 15 | — | — | E 13 | S 15 | N 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | 34 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 13 | — | SW 16 | E 14 | S 13 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 263 | 361 | 432 | 470 | 477 | 587 | 85 | 652 | 1729 | 1829 | 1618 | 1069 | 754 | 560 | 246 | 155 | 48 | 83 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 675 | 675 | 676 | 676 | 692 | 731 | 736 | 759 | 817 | 820 | 820 | 817 | 803 | 724 | 724 | 724 | 825 | 798 | 676 |
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