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Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 03 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
15.8° 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 6PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:45pm February 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (03 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NNW
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.2
E
2.4
ESE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)88811111111107777777777777766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3333683202812652221641585005874945305474924533412692001681541131027572
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
45
ESE
35
SE
55
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
1.16
8:19PM
1.09
8:56AM
1.16
9:15PM
1.07
9:47AM
1.15
10:09PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17PM
0.15
2:35AM
0.06
3:13PM
0.13
3:29AM
0.08
4:06PM
0.12
4:20AM
0.11
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:35-------6:35
Sunset---8:55-------8:54-------8:52----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------581-11------------
Temp. °C161515151414141314151514141414131313131313131313
Feels °C (?)15121110877347945666777889910
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