Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:45am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Tue morning, near gales from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 69 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 32 | 66 | 70 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 55 | 166 | 184 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:29PM0.97m | 2:40AM0.92m | 3:18PM0.96m | 3:31AM0.91m | 4:06PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.26m | 8:43PM0.33m | 8:59AM0.26m | 9:33PM0.32m | 9:47AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 8 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 69 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 32 | 66 | 70 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 166 | 386 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | ENE 8 | NW 7 | SSE 6 | S 17 | WNW 6 | NNW 8 | WNW 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 31 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 55 | 46 | 184 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NW 7 | ESE 11 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | S 16 | NW 9 | NW 6 | W 6 | S 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | E 16 | NW 6 | E 16 | E 15 |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 10 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 74 | 94 | 75 | 38 | 49 | 78 | 141 | 304 | 235 | 188 | 180 | 270 | 322 | 295 | 701 | 64 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 675 | 680 | 697 | 675 | 674 | 675 | 676 | 700 | 733 | 705 | 839 | 777 | 676 | 676 | 675 | 674 | 678 | 705 | 676 | 675 | 674 |
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