Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:45am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 132 | 130 | 126 | 272 | 206 | 202 | 240 | 220 | 173 | 224 | 512 | 411 | 403 | 403 | 443 | 543 | 534 | 426 | 497 | 1072 | 1641 | 660 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:25AM0.91m | 4:55PM0.99m | 5:18AM0.93m | 5:44PM1.02m | 6:11AM0.97m | 6:32PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.25m | 11:15PM0.25m | 11:28AM0.23m | 00:05AM0.21m | 12:19PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
Feels °C | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 163 | 114 | 86 | 126 | 272 | 206 | 202 | 240 | 140 | 162 | 166 | 512 | 411 | 403 | 403 | 443 | 543 | 534 | 426 | 339 | 339 | 263 | 660 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | E 11 | WNW 6 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | N 13 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 62 | 132 | 130 | 85 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 220 | 173 | 224 | 3 | 106 | 109 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 46 | 72 | 50 | 210 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WNW 6 | S 16 | NW 6 | NW 5 | S 15 | SE 10 | E 17 | E 16 | ESE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | N 12 | N 11 | — | — | SSW 12 | S 9 | SW 18 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 102 | 39 | 40 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 46 | 84 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 24 | 12 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 60 | 91 | 85 | 62 | 197 | 201 | 157 | 133 | 389 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 24 | 54 | 173 | 497 | 1072 | 1641 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 675 | 0 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 674 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 679 | 695 | 705 | 692 |
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