Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
12.4° C
1.5° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
ESE
9
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
1.4
NNW
5
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
7
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
7
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
14
0.8
E
14
0.7
E
14
0.9
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
29
44
64
43
46
48
54
125
108
104
98
93
113
198
194
187
97
155
127
175
257
188
347
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
N
10
NE
15
NNE
25
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:05AM1.15m
4:51PM1.15m
5:05AM1.16m
5:51PM1.19m
6:06AM1.16m
6:50PM1.21m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.04m
11:00PM0.17m
11:29AM0.02m
00:02AM0.14m
12:28PM0.00m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
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