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Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 03 Feb 2026 +1245
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Tuapeka Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
15.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 5AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:45am February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (03 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (03 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
N
2
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.1
NNE
1.1
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
2.3
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.7
ESE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)6778888911911107777771098887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3013662952943683683202992651811641584554033932694234409068461337274194
Wind
(km/h)
45
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
W
10
SW
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
40
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
55
E
30
E
10
W
65
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
1.16
8:19PM
1.09
8:56AM
1.16
9:15PM
1.07
9:47AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
0.06
2:17PM
0.15
2:35AM
0.06
3:13PM
0.13
3:29AM
0.08
4:06PM
0.12
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---6:31-------6:33-------6:35----
Sunset-------8:55-------8:54-------8:52
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1-----1813--31--------
Temp. °C181817171616151515151414151616141414141413131313
Feels °C (?)1214141615141110986551216256676678
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