Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.7°C
0.0° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:45pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (31 Oct)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
8
0.5
N
9
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.7
NW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
282
276
225
149
108
79
59
40
31
29
28
27
26
24
23
23
6
6
12
Wind (km/h)
40
W
30
W
25
WNW
50
WNW
60
SW
70
SW
60
SW
55
SW
60
SW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
NW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:27PM1.18m
11:05AM1.22m
11:21PM1.16m
11:59AM1.22m
Low Tide
4:49AM0.01m
5:21PM0.12m
5:42AM0.02m
6:17PM0.12m
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:15
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6:13
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8:13
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8:14
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8:15
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 mm
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1
1
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
10
10
9
10
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
Feels °C
1
2
2
-1
-7
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-4
-2
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
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