Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 12AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:45pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (06 Nov)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (06 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.9
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.9
N
8
1.9
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.1
N
8
2
N
8
2.1
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
40
42
59
53
66
78
119
181
261
328
358
389
403
408
496
518
484
507
494
481
437
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:13AM0.99m
4:34PM1.07m
5:12AM0.98m
5:27PM1.05m
6:08AM1.00m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.14m
10:17AM0.19m
10:57PM0.15m
11:14AM0.23m
11:50PM0.15m
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Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
14
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
10
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
7
9
7
9
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