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Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
12.4°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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:45am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (10 Nov)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (10 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Tue morning, near gales from the NNW by Wed night).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.9
E
6
0.3
N
14
0.6
SE
7
0.8
NE
6
1.1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.9
N
6
2.1
N
7
2.3
N
7
2.4
N
7
2.4
N
7
2.2
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
9
2.1
NNW
9
1.5
N
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
52
62
36
36
43
44
64
97
151
237
256
297
390
483
539
603
570
720
761
632
265
414
361
251
245
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:47AM1.04m
7:54PM1.04m
8:33AM1.06m
8:40PM1.04m
9:17AM1.07m
9:24PM1.04m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.27m
2:13AM0.16m
2:39PM0.27m
2:58AM0.17m
3:25PM0.27m
3:42AM0.17m
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cloud
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clear
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6:01
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5:58
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8:27
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8:29
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Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
11
12
Feels °C
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
8
6
7
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