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Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 11 Jan 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
16.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 11AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:45am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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 (?)
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NW
2.3
NW
2
W
0.8
N
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
N
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)5666677676678899888713121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)518395135202235183231278455237707511516917312584513731312929
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
60
WNW
65
NW
45
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
1.07
1:58AM
0.97
2:11PM
1.03
2:47AM
0.95
2:56PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:13AM
0.20
7:50PM
0.17
8:01AM
0.25
8:35PM
0.20
8:48AM
0.29
9:20PM
0.22
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise-6:01-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset-----9:14-------9:13-------9:13--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------6-------------
Temp. °C171717171717171819181314141414131414141415141414
Feels °C (?)121311101012111197434443567811121210
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