Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (19 Sep):
- 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) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 10PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 13 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 144 | 281 | 538 | 600 | 535 | 432 | 358 | 385 | 301 | 237 | 213 | 151 | 145 | 81 | 79 | 46 | 67 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:23AM1.00m | 12:57PM1.00m | 1:07AM0.97m | 1:43PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM0.23m | 7:09PM0.31m | 7:28AM0.25m | 7:55PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 130 | 99 | 88 | 65 | 64 | 145 | 191 | 358 | 385 | 301 | 237 | 213 | 151 | 145 | 81 | 79 | 46 | 67 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | NNW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | N 11 | NNW 9 | NE 11 | SE 12 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 51 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 42 | 41 | 238 | 47 | 73 | 55 | 25 | 10 | 44 | 57 | 26 | 40 | 38 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | SSE 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 11 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | SW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | 112 | 144 | 281 | 538 | 600 | 535 | 432 | 242 | 104 | 161 | 154 | 212 | 190 | 160 | 121 | 83 | 91 | 68 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 675 | 687 | 715 | 715 | 695 | 700 | 798 | 803 | 803 | 759 | 676 | 676 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 |
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