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Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 08 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
15.2° 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 7AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:45am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (08 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)151515151414141414131313131313131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10910915520920620314813813213013012812812687865655555554323049
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
W
15
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WNW
15
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
1.09
11:03AM
1.18
11:24PM
1.05
11:53AM
1.15
12:17AM
1.02
12:40PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
0.05
5:24PM
0.11
5:36AM
0.09
6:15PM
0.12
6:25AM
0.15
7:03PM
0.14
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise---5:58-------6:00-------6:01----
Sunset-------9:15-------9:14-------9:14
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161616171717161616161616161615141414151616
Feels °C (?)141314141414151616141414131312131411101113121212
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