Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.1°C
0.4° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 10AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
N
8
2.4
N
8
2.3
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
SE
13
0.5
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.6
E
8
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
671
706
669
402
346
295
227
213
151
65
97
64
55
49
53
71
68
58
57
50
34
47
35
Wind (km/h)
40
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
50
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
50
SSW
55
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:57PM1.00m
1:07AM0.97m
1:43PM0.98m
1:52AM0.94m
2:29PM0.97m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.23m
7:09PM0.31m
7:28AM0.25m
7:55PM0.33m
8:13AM0.26m
8:43PM0.33m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:25
6:27
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
4
5
6
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
-2
-3
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