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Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.1° 

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 (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 7AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:45am November 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (07 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (07 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
N
7
2
N
7
2
N
8
2
N
8
2
N
8
2
N
8
2
N
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2.1
N
8
2.2
N
8
2.4
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.4
N
8
2.4
N
8
2.4
N
8
2.2
N
8
2
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
434
458
470
488
488
488
450
450
507
531
581
663
789
765
802
816
687
553
438
338
252
212
176
137
107
68
Wind (km/h)
40
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
15
SW
25
S
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:12AM0.98m
5:27PM1.05m
6:08AM1.00m
6:18PM1.04m
6:59AM1.02m
7:07PM1.04m
Low Tide
10:57PM0.15m
11:14AM0.23m
11:50PM0.15m
12:09PM0.25m
00:40AM0.15m
1:01PM0.26m
1:27AM0.15m
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6:03
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6:03
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6:01
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8:22
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8:24
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8:25
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8:27
 mm
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3
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1
1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
7
7
6
7
7
8
7
9
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
6
7
7
7
4
4
4
4
4
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