Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 9PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | W 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 4 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
133 | 82 | 53 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 40 | 45 | 77 | 139 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 61 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:22PM1.10m | 9:52AM1.06m | 10:08PM1.12m | 10:40AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.13m | 4:03PM0.18m | 4:33AM0.11m | 4:52PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | -8 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | NNW 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NNW 7 | NW 7 |
133 | 82 | 53 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 80 | 56 | 61 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 47 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 34 | 61 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
45 | 45 | 32 | 28 | 144 | 147 | 155 | 127 | 116 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 19 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NW 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
11 | 31 | 81 | 83 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 63 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 |
282 | 331 | 298 | 330 | 258 | 193 | 135 | 142 | 149 | 97 | 40 | 45 | 77 | 139 | 42 | 97 | 106 | 4 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 692 | 676 | 676 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 676 | 675 | 690 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 690 | 674 | 675 |
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