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Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
16.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 12PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:45am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (14 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
N
1.2
N
1.7
N
1.8
NNW
1.1
NW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
N
1
N
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.9
N
2.1
N
2.3
N
2.3
N
Period(s) (?)12134567888777666666677888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39423171187290145202173134934827496077126141209297361496617617
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SSE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
N
30
N
25
N
40
N
35
N
25
NNW
35
N
30
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35AM
0.95
3:41PM
0.99
4:23AM
0.95
4:28PM
0.98
5:11AM
0.96
5:15PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
0.33
10:05PM
0.24
10:22AM
0.34
10:51PM
0.25
11:11AM
0.35
11:38PM
0.25
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:07------
Sunset-----9:13-------9:12-------9:10--
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----1---------31277382-2
Temp. °C151516171617161515151414151617191817171717171717
Feels °C (?)1091011913131213141210121214161414121314121415
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