Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.5° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 10AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:45am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed morning, gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.3
NNE
9
3.5
NE
10
2.4
NNE
10
3
E
9
3.5
E
9
3
E
9
3.5
E
9
4
E
9
3.5
E
9
3.5
E
10
4
E
10
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.4
SE
9
1.8
ESE
9
2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
740
901
885
1915
1148
1372
1693
1738
1976
2682
2035
2474
2664
2490
2074
1676
1445
1405
1039
958
810
968
533
675
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
50
E
55
ESE
50
E
60
ESE
60
ESE
55
SE
55
SE
65
SE
60
SE
60
SE
55
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
45
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
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
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:06PM0.96m
00:25AM1.08m
12:58PM0.99m
1:14AM1.10m
1:53PM1.03m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.19m
6:15PM0.22m
6:55AM0.16m
7:06PM0.22m
7:44AM0.13m
8:00PM0.21m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
8:02
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5:07
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
3
5
2
5
6
9
7
10
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
4
4
4
1
0
2
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
0
0
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
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