Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 13 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
16.1° 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 2PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:45am February 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (13 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (13 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
1.3
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.9
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3.5
NNE
4
NE
4.5
NE
5.5
NE
6.5
NE
7
NNE
6.5
NE
Period(s) (?)16161616151456667788889991011121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45457977696692131171277437544620759910114815791909250434056342119441738012779
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
55
ENE
55
ENE
60
ENE
70
ENE
85
ENE
70
NE
55
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
0.96
3:46PM
0.97
4:27AM
0.96
4:34PM
0.96
5:17AM
0.96
5:23PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
0.34
10:10PM
0.26
10:32AM
0.35
10:57PM
0.25
11:23AM
0.34
11:45PM
0.24
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise-6:46-------6:47-------6:48------
Sunset-----8:43-------8:40-------8:39--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------111
Temp. °C161616161616161616161617171717171717171616161717
Feels °C (?)13131212121111111099101099897753058
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