Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 24 Oct 2025 +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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 2PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:45pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

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Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.5
NNE
1
N
1
N
0.8
NNW
1.4
NW
1.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)101010101010998667777776999857
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)72776961047342535823724927716418120418315913110773704315215279106324
Wind
(km/h)
50
WSW
50
W
50
W
50
W
40
WSW
20
W
30
NNW
35
N
45
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
20
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
1.03
9:17PM
1.02
9:52AM
1.04
9:59PM
1.02
10:33AM
1.05
10:40PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
0.28
3:36AM
0.19
4:02PM
0.28
4:19AM
0.20
4:45PM
0.29
5:00AM
0.21
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:22-------6:20
Sunset---8:05-------8:06-------8:07----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1------1----
Temp. °C101010101010111112121212121211111112121212121212
Feels °C (?)-1-1-1-104433456997778886654
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Chatham Islands

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Tuapeka Point (strong winds from the W at Chatham Island Airport Automatic Weather Station 11 km from Tuapeka Point). A 1.9m swell from the NNW

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Actual: 39 min ago

50 km/h
W
Cross-Off
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