Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.3° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 8AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:45am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
N
8
0.9
SE
11
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1.5
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
379
373
361
140
138
189
142
118
177
221
314
441
634
866
1046
861
691
489
361
284
196
143
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
15
W
10
W
5
SE
20
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
40
S
45
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:46AM1.13m
3:31PM1.12m
3:47AM1.12m
4:31PM1.14m
4:48AM1.12m
5:32PM1.16m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.08m
9:41PM0.19m
10:10AM0.06m
10:43PM0.17m
11:09AM0.05m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
Feels °C
3
7
9
8
9
9
7
2
2
1
1
-2
0
-2
-1
0
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
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