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Lat Long: 43.72° S 176.49° W

Tuapeka Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.0° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:45am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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)
1
1
0
0
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)
1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.9
N
7
2.1
N
7
2.1
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
86
62
44
40
28
19
18
20
25
25
23
28
26
24
25
45
75
98
106
131
217
289
355
465
469
494
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
40
N
35
N
35
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:11AM1.04m
2:44PM1.13m
3:12AM1.01m
3:39PM1.10m
4:13AM0.99m
4:34PM1.07m
5:12AM0.98m
Low Tide
8:25AM0.11m
9:07PM0.14m
9:21AM0.15m
10:03PM0.14m
10:17AM0.19m
10:57PM0.15m
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Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
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13
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Feels °C
11
9
7
7
6
6
6
6
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
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