Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.8° C
1.0° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 1PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:45am August 02). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the S by Tue night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.1
W
4
0.2
NNE
8
1.4
W
5
1.7
WNW
5
1.9
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
5
1.7
W
5
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.1
NW
17
1.9
SSW
6
0.1
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
13
13
6
6
6
7
7
42
6
83
147
227
128
142
24
25
21
28
22
11
0
6
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
45
WSW
50
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
50
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:40AM0.95m
9:09PM1.05m
9:26AM0.96m
9:50PM1.07m
10:12AM0.98m
Low Tide
2:46AM0.24m
2:54PM0.19m
3:31AM0.21m
3:38PM0.19m
4:15AM0.19m
4:23PM0.19m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
9
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
Feels °C
-2
-3
-3
-1
1
-1
0
-1
0
1
1
1
1
2
-3
-2
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-7
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