Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 274 | 229 | 188 | 148 | 122 | 69 | 160 | 177 | 161 | 133 | 105 | 118 | 129 | 99 | 135 | 167 | 173 | 137 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:47PM1.11m | 11:19AM1.05m | 11:33PM1.08m | 12:06PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.12m | 5:27PM0.20m | 5:55AM0.15m | 6:13PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 274 | 229 | 188 | 148 | 122 | 69 | 160 | 177 | 161 | 133 | 105 | 118 | 129 | 99 | 135 | 167 | 173 | 137 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | S 14 | SSE 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | S 11 |
| kJ | 46 | 70 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 60 | 48 | 44 | 48 | 43 | 20 | 38 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 101 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | W 12 | ESE 12 | WNW 14 | NE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 7 | W 6 | NW 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 24 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 19 | 12 | 50 | 84 | 79 | 31 | 43 | 36 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 12 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 166 | 210 | 263 | 495 | 450 | 505 | 340 | 208 | 186 | 181 | 131 | 20 | 44 | 69 | 69 | 52 | 46 | 50 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 936 | 808 | 808 | 808 | 808 | 777 | 724 | 724 | 816 | 675 | 675 | 676 | 676 | 676 | 675 | 695 | 676 | 676 | 675 |
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