Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 8AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | ESE 12 | NW 7 | ESE 12 | NW 7 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 78 | 171 | 226 | 200 | 111 | 99 | 75 | 75 | 59 | 27 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:19AM0.96m | 4:00PM0.96m | 4:08AM0.94m | 4:49PM0.97m | 4:58AM0.94m | 5:37PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.26m | 10:07PM0.34m | 10:28AM0.25m | 10:59PM0.32m | 11:16AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 47 | 54 | 33 | 111 | 99 | 75 | 75 | 59 | 20 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 174 | 243 | 237 | 162 | 127 | 108 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | SSE 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 11 | 33 | 23 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 60 | 102 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | N 12 | S 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 7 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 67 | 27 | 55 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 8 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | 167 | 78 | 171 | 226 | 200 | 21 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 108 | 154 | 133 | 94 | 234 | 222 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 675 | 675 | 675 | 687 | 675 | 678 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 690 | 675 | 676 | 690 | 695 | 695 | 700 | 719 | 692 | 692 | 697 | 699 | 697 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Chatham Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
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