Tuapeka Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.0°C
0.4° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 10PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1.6
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
NW
7
0.2
ESE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
221
205
99
93
68
53
27
25
25
15
15
16
4
13
13
14
14
9
21
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
55
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:00PM0.96m
4:08AM0.94m
4:49PM0.97m
4:58AM0.94m
5:37PM0.99m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.34m
10:28AM0.25m
10:59PM0.32m
11:16AM0.23m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
9
8
8
8
7
8
8
7
6
6
Feels °C
3
4
4
6
7
5
5
6
5
2
1
-2
-5
-6
-4
-3
-3
-1
2
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