Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.3° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 10AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
313
268
239
197
180
162
194
199
165
165
132
137
96
94
73
80
76
37
45
43
43
45
47
54
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:08AM1.12m
2:51PM1.07m
3:05AM1.14m
3:50PM1.11m
4:05AM1.15m
4:51PM1.15m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.10m
8:58PM0.20m
9:32AM0.07m
9:58PM0.19m
10:30AM0.04m
11:00PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
4
5
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