Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Feb 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
15.9° 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 7PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:45pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
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 (?)
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
1.2
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.9
NNW
0.8
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)10101212121212121212115566111111111110181816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56553556363636465661316311726044323031313131316053
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
50
NNW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
40
S
45
S
45
S
50
S
55
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
1.09
4:49AM
1.11
5:07PM
1.06
5:47AM
1.10
6:07PM
1.05
6:44AM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:01AM
0.20
10:27PM
0.11
11:01AM
0.20
11:25PM
0.12
12:01PM
0.19
12:22AM
0.12
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset---8:19-------8:17-------8:15----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------4---12111-2
Temp. °C141414141313131414141515151313131312111312131212
Feels °C (?)991011109887787678775342211
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