Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.3° C
0.7° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 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 7AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:45pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, near gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
E
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.5
SE
11
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
212
184
266
260
327
274
229
155
127
94
61
71
90
107
82
84
Wind (km/h)
45
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
45
S
45
SSW
40
S
45
S
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
S
45
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:00PM1.14m
10:30AM1.07m
10:47PM1.11m
11:19AM1.05m
Low Tide
4:22AM0.09m
4:38PM0.15m
5:09AM0.12m
5:27PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
8
9
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
Feels °C
-3
-2
-3
0
2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
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