Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 3AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:45pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | NW 6 | SSE 15 | N 15 | SSE 15 | N 15 | N 14 | SSE 17 | N 14 | N 13 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:46AM0.97m | 1:20PM1.01m | 1:29AM0.94m | 2:03PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.23m | 7:36PM0.31m | 7:48AM0.25m | 8:22PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 23 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 80 | 75 | 74 | 115 | 116 | 179 | 128 | 112 | 74 | 42 | 57 | 49 | 54 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 18 | N 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 50 | 52 | 89 | 84 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 16 | 57 | 54 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 12 | S 9 | N 15 | WNW 5 | N 15 | NW 5 | SSE 10 | N 14 | N 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | 39 | 29 | 37 | 42 | 75 | 85 | 85 | 63 | 45 | 40 | 38 | 50 | 46 | 35 | 12 | 14 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 693 | 676 | 675 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 675 | 675 | 676 | 687 | 687 | 674 | 674 |
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