Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Aug 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 1AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)5ft (1.5m)5s
Afternoon (03 Aug)6ft (1.8m)5s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.5
W
5
1.6
WNW
5
1.8
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
5
0.7
NW
6
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
7
7
7
6
97
128
200
104
42
24
24
30
27
21
15
6
11
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
50
WSW
50
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:09PM1.05m
9:26AM0.96m
9:50PM1.07m
10:12AM0.98m
Low Tide
3:31AM0.21m
3:38PM0.19m
4:15AM0.19m
4:23PM0.19m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
Feels °C
-1
1
0
-1
0
1
0
0
0
2
-2
-3
-4
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
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