Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.5° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 5PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:45am August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.1
NE
12
0.5
SE
15
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
1
SE
10
0.4
SE
13
0.9
SE
10
0.7
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
0.8
NNW
6
1
N
7
1
SE
12
1.1
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
112
17
17
12
27
27
13
13
12
12
184
58
134
156
379
373
53
103
264
163
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
10
NE
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:33PM1.08m
1:49AM1.12m
2:31PM1.10m
2:46AM1.13m
3:31PM1.12m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.11m
7:44PM0.20m
8:15AM0.09m
8:41PM0.20m
9:12AM0.08m
9:41PM0.19m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
-2
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
3
3
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
7
8
10
8
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tuapeka Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest