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Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.3° 

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 (08 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 9PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:45pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (08 Nov)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (08 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon morning).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
N
8
2.3
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.4
N
8
2.4
N
9
2
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
N
7
0.8
NE
6
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
523
625
796
919
887
817
859
553
439
372
282
207
167
114
75
68
49
50
36
38
37
51
107
214
Wind (km/h)
40
N
40
N
45
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
SSW
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
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
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:18PM1.04m
6:59AM1.02m
7:07PM1.04m
7:47AM1.04m
7:54PM1.04m
Low Tide
12:09PM0.25m
00:40AM0.15m
1:01PM0.26m
1:27AM0.15m
1:51PM0.27m
2:13AM0.16m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:03
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6:01
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6:01
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8:24
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8:25
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8:27
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8:29
 mm
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4
4
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1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
Feels °C
8
7
6
8
8
8
7
7
6
7
7
5
3
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
6
6
8
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