Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 9PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:45pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | SSW 5 | SSE 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 37 | 42 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:34PM0.98m | 3:56AM0.89m | 4:22PM0.99m | 4:51AM0.91m | 5:12PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM0.28m | 10:06AM0.26m | 10:47PM0.24m | 10:58AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WNW 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 74 | 77 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 4 | 66 | 102 | 158 | 163 | 135 | 107 | 73 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | WNW 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 31 | 36 | 191 | 249 | 167 | 113 | 39 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 42 | 67 | 132 | 221 | 188 | 113 | 66 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 674 | 674 | 674 | 675 | 674 | 674 | 675 | 675 | 687 | 687 | 692 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 |
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