Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 11PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:45pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | N 15 | N 15 | SSE 15 | N 15 | S 15 | S 5 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 4 | N 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:29AM0.94m | 2:03PM0.99m | 2:14AM0.91m | 2:47PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48AM0.25m | 8:22PM0.31m | 8:32AM0.26m | 9:09PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 112 | 176 | 240 | 181 | 130 | 115 | 21 | 57 | 70 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 40 | 48 | 33 | 46 | 90 | 163 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | NE 12 | NW 6 | SSE 8 | WNW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | NW 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | N 15 | N 15 | WNW 6 | N 15 | WNW 6 | SSE 18 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NW 4 | N 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 85 | 55 | 38 | 46 | 57 | 54 | 43 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 54 | 77 | 127 | 110 | 68 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 675 | 676 | 692 | 676 | 697 | 692 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 676 | 676 | 676 | 674 |
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