Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
15.3° 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 12PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:45am March 31). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
0.9
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NNW
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.2
ENE
0.3
N
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)81010101099881010887971010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20316144137925720212792695148201810891816191919191919
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
30
WSW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
1.07
5:54PM
0.99
6:21AM
1.06
6:51PM
0.99
7:12AM
1.06
7:44PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
0.19
12:02AM
0.19
12:40PM
0.18
12:57AM
0.20
1:32PM
0.16
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:45-------7:46-------7:47-----
Sunset-----7:23-------7:22-------7:21--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151413121212121211111212131313131312121213131313
Feels °C (?)1283111121134445567788887
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