Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 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
15.3° 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 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:45am March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (26 Mar)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (26 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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 (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
2.1
E
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)1414141414677778991010101012121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1071077070702722993173613894326074665185865625009289441225101210121012913
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
1.18
1:03PM
1.14
1:41AM
1.16
1:58PM
1.11
2:37AM
1.14
2:55PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
0.14
7:25PM
0.06
7:56AM
0.16
8:19PM
0.09
8:52AM
0.18
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----7:39-------7:39-------7:41---
Sunset-------7:32-------7:30-------7:30
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313131313131314131313131314141414141414141414
Feels °C (?)111110765555455657677888888
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