Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 7AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:45pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, near gales from the SSE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 212 | 184 | 266 | 260 | 327 | 274 | 229 | 155 | 127 | 94 | 61 | 71 | 90 | 107 | 82 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:00PM1.14m | 10:30AM1.07m | 10:47PM1.11m | 11:19AM1.05m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM0.09m | 4:38PM0.15m | 5:09AM0.12m | 5:27PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | -3 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 367 | 212 | 165 | 266 | 260 | 327 | 274 | 229 | 155 | 127 | 94 | 58 | 71 | 90 | 107 | 82 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | W 14 | W 15 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 180 | 184 | 168 | 151 | 21 | 46 | 70 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 56 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | ESE 15 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | — | — | W 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 103 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 82 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 50 | 84 | 79 | 44 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 821 | 602 | 412 | 211 | 2 | 93 | 152 | 114 | 141 | 459 | 682 | 603 | 387 | 280 | 226 | 186 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 676 | 678 | 676 | 705 | 759 | 808 | 936 | 808 | 808 | 808 | 808 | 777 | 724 | 676 | 676 | 675 | 676 |
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