Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 04 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
16.0° 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 8AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:45am March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (04 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
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3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SE
4
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3
SE
3
E
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
E
2.4
ESE
2.1
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)10101099111111101010101099999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32582915231017561456203429352310173912751065861739577505431372325289281235211203176
Wind
(km/h)
60
SE
60
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
0
SE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39AM
1.10
8:03PM
1.03
8:30AM
1.10
8:56PM
1.04
9:19AM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:19AM
0.13
1:56PM
0.16
2:13AM
0.14
2:49PM
0.14
3:06AM
0.15
3:38PM
0.13
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise----7:11-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset-------8:12-------8:10-------8:08
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C141313131313141413131313131313131313131414141515
Feels °C (?)3222345668789101112121110111010109
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