Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 133 | 134 | 112 | 120 | 96 | 101 | 128 | 125 | 98 | 77 | 55 | 54 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33PM1.08m | 12:06PM1.03m | 00:18AM1.05m | 12:52PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM0.15m | 6:13PM0.24m | 6:39AM0.19m | 6:58PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 149 | 133 | 134 | 112 | 120 | 96 | 101 | 128 | 125 | 98 | 77 | 55 | 300 | 311 | 399 | 359 | 362 | 350 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 47 | 30 | 48 | 33 | 19 | 37 | 14 | 31 | 61 | 56 | 39 | 168 | 54 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 7 | S 14 | NW 6 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 11 | — | SE 13 | E 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | ESE 9 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 79 | 44 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 102 | 100 | 40 | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 171 | 159 | 96 | 19 | 29 | 61 | 72 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 40 | 46 | 58 | 60 | 47 | 40 | 16 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 676 | 675 | 676 | 676 | 676 | 676 | 676 | 676 | 695 | 676 | 676 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 675 | 674 | 674 |
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