Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 8AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:45am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (06 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (06 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.9
N
8
2
N
8
2
N
8
2
N
8
2
N
8
1.9
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2.2
N
8
2.3
N
8
2.3
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.4
N
8
2.5
N
9
1.6
NNE
8
1.8
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
51
66
78
114
151
219
286
358
381
403
463
463
451
463
438
481
469
551
601
609
770
846
798
941
346
439
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
40
N
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:13AM0.99m
4:34PM1.07m
5:12AM0.98m
5:27PM1.05m
6:08AM1.00m
6:18PM1.04m
6:59AM1.02m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.19m
10:57PM0.15m
11:14AM0.23m
11:50PM0.15m
12:09PM0.25m
00:40AM0.15m
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Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
10
10
7
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
11
12
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