Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.2° 

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 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 11PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:45pm November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)--
Afternoon (11 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (11 Nov)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNE
7
2.1
N
7
2.4
N
7
2.5
N
7
2.5
N
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
9
2.3
N
8
2.2
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
402
526
653
756
804
773
736
676
602
536
471
360
317
273
230
191
157
157
130
105
103
Wind (km/h)
40
N
45
N
50
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:40PM1.04m
9:17AM1.07m
9:24PM1.04m
10:00AM1.07m
10:07PM1.02m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.17m
3:25PM0.27m
3:42AM0.17m
4:11PM0.27m
4:25AM0.18m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:00
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5:58
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5:56
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8:29
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8:30
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8:32
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1
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
7
6
5
6
5
6
7
7
8
7
7
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
5
6
7
7
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