Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.1°C
0.0° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 12PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:45am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.5
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
434
432
367
300
249
243
190
157
153
122
116
120
101
101
117
117
142
145
170
173
202
196
173
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:25AM1.01m
5:51PM1.09m
6:24AM1.01m
6:45PM1.08m
7:20AM1.03m
7:36PM1.08m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.16m
00:12AM0.14m
12:30PM0.18m
1:06AM0.13m
1:25PM0.19m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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6:50
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6:47
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Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
Feels °C
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
8
8
10
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