Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.8° C
1.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 3PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:45am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (31 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.1
N
9
0.9
NNW
10
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
13
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
SE
12
0.2
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
749
1027
1015
980
885
948
950
597
433
207
150
83
77
82
39
39
42
6
54
8
Wind (km/h)
50
NNW
50
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
50
NW
45
W
50
SW
60
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
45
WSW
55
WSW
55
SW
50
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:08AM0.96m
7:45PM1.02m
7:54AM0.95m
8:27PM1.04m
8:40AM0.95m
9:09PM1.05m
Low Tide
1:25PM0.20m
2:00AM0.27m
2:10PM0.19m
2:46AM0.24m
2:54PM0.19m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
4
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
11
12
12
11
10
10
9
8
8
6
7
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
8
Feels °C
2
3
3
4
2
2
0
0
-2
-6
-6
-9
-5
-3
-2
-1
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
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