Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.1°C
0.5° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 5PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:45am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
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)
2.2
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
NNW
9
1
N
9
1
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.6
N
9
0.4
NE
12
0.8
NNE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.5
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
585
575
383
287
344
366
313
239
245
169
169
154
166
208
180
151
53
50
146
53
48
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WSW
35
W
35
NW
35
SSW
55
WSW
60
W
60
W
55
W
60
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
SW
55
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
65
SW
65
WSW
65
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
7:29AM0.97m
7:54PM1.06m
8:17AM0.99m
8:38PM1.08m
9:05AM1.02m
9:22PM1.10m
Low Tide
1:40PM0.19m
2:15AM0.18m
2:28PM0.18m
3:01AM0.15m
3:15PM0.18m
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
7
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
5
3
3
3
2
-2
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
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