Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 3PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:45pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (29 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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)
2
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
9
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
395
310
276
334
244
286
307
246
207
276
225
181
143
111
80
54
26
32
29
28
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
45
NW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
25
W
35
W
55
SW
60
SW
60
SW
50
SW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:20AM1.18m
9:34PM1.17m
10:13AM1.21m
10:27PM1.18m
11:05AM1.22m
Low Tide
3:32PM0.14m
3:56AM0.01m
4:27PM0.12m
4:49AM0.01m
5:21PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:18
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6:16
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6:15
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8:10
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8:13
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8:14
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4
4
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1
6
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
5
5
4
5
4
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
4
1
-5
-6
-6
-4
-5
-5
-3
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