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Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 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
15.5° 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 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:45am January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.4
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.8
ENE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)8888887777888161616158151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121966044215223174152136999489838478757372676767687065
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
0.99
6:50PM
0.98
7:34AM
1.00
7:37PM
0.98
8:19AM
1.02
8:24PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51PM
0.34
1:12AM
0.21
1:41PM
0.32
1:58AM
0.19
2:30PM
0.29
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-6:09-------6:11-------6:13------
Sunset-----9:09-------9:09-------9:08--
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414141413131312121212121312121213131313131213
Feels °C (?)6777866777898109989988879
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