
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, gales from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 7 | NE 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
134 | 134 | 89 | 72 | 64 | 48 | 36 | 33 | 54 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 42 | 64 | 60 | 39 | 58 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35AM1.06m | 5:12PM1.13m | 5:36AM1.05m | 6:08PM1.13m | 6:35AM1.06m | 7:02PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.10m | 11:29PM0.14m | 11:49AM0.10m | 00:27AM0.12m | 12:46PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 |
134 | 134 | 89 | 69 | 63 | 48 | 36 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 46 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 16 | 16 | 64 | 60 | 39 | 58 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 13 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NE 7 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
67 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 42 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 52 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NE 15 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 18 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
7 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 54 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 8 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 40 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 43 | 82 | 96 | 110 | 172 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 674 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 674 | 687 | 687 | 720 | 692 | 675 | 674 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 674 | 695 | 676 | 759 | 676 | 676 | 690 |
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