Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.5° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 11PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:45pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
6
2
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
2
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
185
244
193
339
444
403
426
346
314
234
397
439
436
337
281
227
276
216
140
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
30
NW
40
WNW
40
SSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:41PM1.15m
9:20AM1.18m
9:34PM1.17m
10:13AM1.21m
10:27PM1.18m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.03m
3:32PM0.14m
3:56AM0.01m
4:27PM0.12m
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Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
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11
9
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10
Feels °C
3
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4
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7
3
0
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2
1
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