Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.8° C
1.0° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:45pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (31 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.4
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
0.9
N
10
0.5
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
167
146
247
382
558
1026
1050
1145
1129
1090
1012
688
456
383
164
87
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
50
SW
65
SW
70
SSW
65
SSW
55
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:01PM1.01m
7:08AM0.96m
7:45PM1.02m
7:54AM0.95m
8:27PM1.04m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.30m
1:25PM0.20m
2:00AM0.27m
2:10PM0.19m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
5
7
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
8
7
6
7
7
Feels °C
5
5
4
3
2
2
4
3
1
1
-1
0
-3
-7
-10
-8
-6
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