Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 20 Nov 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
13.0° 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: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:45am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (20 Nov)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (20 Nov)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.5
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
N
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)889991010101010109999888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106712981517158615421581158614781155959752626495422315300286240195197183169196196
Wind
(km/h)
45
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
30
NNW
25
W
20
W
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12AM
0.98
7:16PM
0.99
7:57AM
1.01
8:01PM
1.00
8:40AM
1.03
8:44PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:13PM
0.32
1:36AM
0.21
2:01PM
0.31
2:20AM
0.20
2:47PM
0.31
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise-5:52-------5:50-------5:50------
Sunset-----8:40-------8:42-------8:43--
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
36166-------------------
Temp. °C151515151514131212121215161617161514151514121111
Feels °C (?)88891110109910101314141513129131413978
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