Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 6AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
0
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
0.8
N
10
0.5
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.5
NW
8
0.2
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1201
1073
1060
1006
982
950
597
385
220
120
84
103
39
40
42
30
8
28
8
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
65
SW
65
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
SW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
7:45PM1.02m
7:54AM0.95m
8:27PM1.04m
8:40AM0.95m
9:09PM1.05m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.27m
2:10PM0.19m
2:46AM0.24m
2:54PM0.19m
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
3
6
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
11
10
8
7
7
6
7
8
9
8
9
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
2
4
3
2
1
0
-6
-7
-7
-7
-5
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
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