Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 1AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, gales from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 93 | 91 | 159 | 225 | 208 | 172 | 136 | 175 | 257 | 186 | 470 | 590 | 826 | 1088 | 1185 | 1332 | 1540 | 1753 | 1726 | 1658 | 1635 | 1613 | 1591 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:51PM1.19m | 6:06AM1.16m | 6:50PM1.21m | 7:06AM1.16m | 7:47PM1.23m | 8:05AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.14m | 12:28PM0.00m | 1:03AM0.12m | 1:26PM-0.01m | 2:03AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | -2 | -5 | -7 | -5 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 93 | 93 | 87 | 85 | 60 | 78 | 119 | 136 | 108 | 79 | 62 | 470 | 590 | 826 | 1088 | 1185 | 1332 | 1540 | 1753 | 1726 | 1658 | 1635 | 1613 | 1591 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NNW 7 | W 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 7 | — | N 6 | NW 9 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 123 | 175 | 257 | 186 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 131 | 101 | 33 | — | 3 | 65 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 11 | WNW 8 | ESE 16 | WNW 7 | NE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | NW 12 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 89 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 61 | — | 140 | 38 | — | — | — | 38 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 60 | 56 | 91 | 159 | 225 | 208 | 172 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 72 | 66 | 159 | 246 | 24 | 33 | 73 | 149 | 160 | 193 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 675 | 674 | 675 | 678 | 676 | 687 | 687 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 |
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