Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.9°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 (03 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:45pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)--
Afternoon (03 Nov)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.7
NE
4
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
186
147
112
86
62
44
41
28
19
18
17
26
25
21
44
27
18
25
34
49
57
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
5
S
10
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:11AM1.04m
2:44PM1.13m
3:12AM1.01m
3:39PM1.10m
4:13AM0.99m
Low Tide
8:25AM0.11m
9:07PM0.14m
9:21AM0.15m
10:03PM0.14m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
11
9
6
6
7
6
6
6
8
8
11
9
9
11
10
9
8
8
8
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