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Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 +1245
How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?
The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 5PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:45am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+1245) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 12 | 71 | 143 | 253 | 325 | 447 | 494 | 444 | 393 | 495 | 679 | 1060 | 885 | 669 | 544 | 415 | 383 | 356 | 235 | 146 | 106 | 82 | 55 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:11PM 1.11 | 2:29AM 1.05 | 3:08PM 1.08 | 3:27AM 1.02 | 4:04PM 1.06 | 4:24AM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:52AM 0.11 | 8:24PM 0.21 | 8:47AM 0.14 | 9:21PM 0.22 | 9:41AM 0.17 | 10:18PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Chatham Islands
The wind is still cross-on at Tuapeka Point (fresh winds from the NW at Chatham Island Airport Automatic Weather Station 11 km from Tuapeka Point). 1.8m 6s windswell from the NNW to make surfable waves.
1 h 25 min ago
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