Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.1°C
0.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 5PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:45am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (08 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
8
1.5
E
5
1.8
E
6
2
E
7
1.8
NE
8
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
119
232
377
378
687
642
581
471
375
292
222
171
143
118
91
72
70
70
48
34
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
0
SSE
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
30
NW
Wind State
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
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:14PM1.12m
3:33AM1.07m
4:14PM1.12m
4:35AM1.06m
5:12PM1.13m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.09m
9:28PM0.18m
9:52AM0.10m
10:29PM0.17m
10:50AM0.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
0
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
3
3
4
5
8
9
7
6
6
5
6
5
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