Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.4° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 10AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
989
867
854
713
613
604
498
406
393
308
308
250
246
242
179
173
170
130
128
126
95
97
97
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
W
30
W
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
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
High Tide
9:03AM1.12m
9:37PM1.21m
10:00AM1.09m
10:28PM1.18m
10:55AM1.06m
Low Tide
3:02AM0.08m
3:18PM0.02m
3:58AM0.07m
4:12PM0.06m
4:51AM0.08m
5:04PM0.11m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
6
6
7
6
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tuapeka Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest