Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.4°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 (10 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:45pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)--
Afternoon (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
117
117
120
157
188
192
219
228
196
185
163
131
112
116
116
86
83
69
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:20AM1.03m
7:36PM1.08m
8:12AM1.05m
8:25PM1.08m
Low Tide
1:06AM0.13m
1:25PM0.19m
1:56AM0.12m
2:17PM0.20m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
8
8
9
10
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
3
5
5
8
7
6
7
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
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