Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 8AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:45pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | ESE 7 | NE 15 | E 7 | NE 7 | NW 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 55 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 46 | 46 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 39 | 38 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:36AM1.05m | 6:08PM1.13m | 6:35AM1.06m | 7:02PM1.13m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.14m | 11:49AM0.10m | 00:27AM0.12m | 12:46PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNW 5 | NE 7 | NW 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNW 6 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 46 | 46 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 12 | 64 | 60 | 39 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | NNW 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 27 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 15 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | N 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 6 | S 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WNW 19 |
| kJ | 18 | 55 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 19 | — | 7 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 32 | 40 | 25 | 51 | 118 | 127 | 151 | 165 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 697 | 687 | 687 | 675 | 674 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 690 | 697 | 676 | 692 | 676 | 687 | 697 |
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