Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.7° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 12PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (15 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Sat night, near gales from the SSE by Sun night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
2
2
2
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
7
1.7
NE
7
2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
N
9
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.6
N
10
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
9
3
ENE
9
3.5
E
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
263
389
472
580
358
383
441
521
477
541
587
599
1562
2149
1212
1171
917
753
675
314
225
189
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
40
SE
55
SSE
50
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
S
45
S
40
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:48AM1.10m
8:19PM1.18m
8:45AM1.09m
9:11PM1.17m
9:39AM1.08m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.10m
2:02PM0.05m
2:40AM0.08m
2:56PM0.08m
3:32AM0.08m
3:48PM0.11m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
3
4
3
1
3
5
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
8
8
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
4
5
3
-1
0
-2
-2
-2
-4
-2
-3
-2
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