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Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.0° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 7AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:45am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Nov)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (09 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
N
8
2.5
N
9
2
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.3
N
14
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
4
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
6
2.2
N
7
2.3
N
7
2.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
816
930
553
438
338
289
208
169
93
72
52
38
36
42
30
45
65
94
159
184
173
192
217
255
414
517
745
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
S
35
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
50
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:59AM1.02m
7:07PM1.04m
7:47AM1.04m
7:54PM1.04m
8:33AM1.06m
8:40PM1.04m
Low Tide
00:40AM0.15m
1:01PM0.26m
1:27AM0.15m
1:51PM0.27m
2:13AM0.16m
2:39PM0.27m
2:58AM0.17m
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light rain
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8:27
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Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
8
6
8
7
3
4
4
5
3
3
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
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