Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
10.9°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 10AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:45am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.2
NNE
16
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
28
34
49
38
29
30
20
19
25
10
5
22
21
21
20
20
16
17
17
17
16
19
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
45
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:14PM1.17m
00:30AM1.14m
1:08PM1.16m
1:24AM1.11m
2:03PM1.15m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.05m
6:30PM0.15m
6:52AM0.06m
7:24PM0.16m
7:46AM0.08m
8:20PM0.16m
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6:58
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7:39
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Temp °C
10
9
8
9
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
Feels °C
3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
4
4
4
5
7
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