Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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
15.5° 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 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:45pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ESE
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.7
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
Period(s) (?)1212121211111111111111101010101010108810101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10291010993879746733652640545469400331260214209169157123260228601751569417
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
1.07
3:34AM
1.11
3:54PM
1.03
4:31AM
1.09
4:55PM
1.00
5:27AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
0.12
9:50AM
0.19
10:09PM
0.14
10:48AM
0.19
11:06PM
0.17
11:45AM
0.19
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise------7:41-------7:43-------7:45-
Sunset-7:30-------7:28-------7:25------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1-----------151------
Temp. °C141414141515161616161616161616161515151514141312
Feels °C (?)8888101113141313131313131311121111119841
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