Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.2°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 9AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:45am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
2
1
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)
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
1.4
N
6
1.9
N
6
2.1
N
7
2.2
N
7
2.3
N
8
2.2
N
8
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.4
SE
13
0.5
N
11
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.5
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
170
170
133
130
144
281
412
520
615
582
463
415
286
190
180
113
82
52
58
42
39
45
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
40
N
35
NNW
30
NW
60
SW
50
SW
50
SW
55
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
55
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:13PM1.03m
00:23AM1.00m
12:57PM1.00m
1:07AM0.97m
1:43PM0.98m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.21m
6:24PM0.29m
6:44AM0.23m
7:09PM0.31m
7:28AM0.25m
7:55PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:25
 mm
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
8
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
9
8
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
5
5
-4
-2
-2
-3
-5
-3
-3
-2
0
1
2
3
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