
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:45pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
282 | 276 | 225 | 149 | 108 | 79 | 59 | 40 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.18m | 11:05AM1.22m | 11:21PM1.16m | 11:59AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.01m | 5:21PM0.12m | 5:42AM0.02m | 6:17PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
282 | 276 | 225 | 149 | 108 | 79 | 59 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 83 | 69 | 71 | 55 | 42 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | SSE 14 | NW 7 | SE 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
15 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 37 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNE 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 |
24 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 6 | NW 2 | NW 3 |
18 | 14 | 9 | 38 | 73 | 151 | 286 | 207 | 219 | 217 | 173 | 108 | 66 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 676 | 675 | 725 | 750 | 692 | 692 | 743 | 721 | 798 | 692 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 675 |
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