Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.7°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 (04 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 11PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:45pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
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)
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
1
NNE
5
1
N
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
8
1.8
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
19
18
21
32
24
14
18
24
24
30
25
42
47
69
136
221
289
324
352
377
377
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:12AM1.01m
3:39PM1.10m
4:13AM0.99m
4:34PM1.07m
5:12AM0.98m
Low Tide
9:07PM0.14m
9:21AM0.15m
10:03PM0.14m
10:17AM0.19m
10:57PM0.15m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
8
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
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