Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NE 12 | NW 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | S 8 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 88 | 21 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.13m | 7:31AM1.07m | 7:53PM1.13m | 8:24AM1.08m | 8:42PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.10m | 1:40PM0.13m | 2:14AM0.09m | 2:33PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NW 6 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 38 | 37 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 35 | 125 | 121 | 136 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 16 | NE 12 | S 17 | SSE 17 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 16 | NW 6 | S 10 | WNW 6 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 53 | 21 | 22 | 58 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NNE 11 | SSE 16 | S 7 | NE 13 | SSE 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | WNW 6 | NNE 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 52 | 52 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 13 | 53 | 4 | 27 | 57 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 95 | 102 | 80 | 56 | 33 | 33 | 88 | 140 | 133 | 163 | 135 | 118 | 87 | 65 | 124 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 692 | 676 | 675 | 690 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 692 | 766 | 692 | 676 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 697 | 674 | 674 | 674 |
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