Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.6°C
0.3° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 7AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:45am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (03 Nov)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (03 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
379
379
327
288
256
220
178
155
117
86
62
43
38
27
28
17
17
16
44
16
16
21
24
31
32
40
48
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:13AM1.09m
1:48PM1.16m
2:11AM1.04m
2:44PM1.13m
3:12AM1.01m
3:39PM1.10m
4:13AM0.99m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.07m
8:10PM0.13m
8:25AM0.11m
9:07PM0.14m
9:21AM0.15m
10:03PM0.14m
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
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13
12
Feels °C
4
4
5
6
7
9
9
10
11
10
5
6
6
6
5
5
7
8
9
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
7
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