Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 22 Jan 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
15.7° 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 2AM is: 7.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:45pm January 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)18ft (5.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jan)16ft (5.0m)11s
Evening (23 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
4
NE
5.5
NE
7.5
NNE
7
NNE
6
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
4
NNE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
2.5
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
N
2.1
N
2.3
N
2.5
NE
1.8
ENE
2.4
N
2.5
N
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.2
N
2.1
N
Period(s) (?)8910121212121111101010101099998899910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1025271059211461914721100137131573839092973232212007027677318281108567761103112361083866882
Wind
(km/h)
55
ENE
60
ENE
70
ENE
80
NE
50
NNE
45
N
45
N
40
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
45
NNW
55
N
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:57PM
0.97
10:28AM
1.08
10:45PM
0.98
11:11AM
1.10
11:33PM
1.00
11:56AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
0.15
4:50PM
0.19
4:58AM
0.15
5:36PM
0.16
5:44AM
0.16
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset-9:07-------9:07-------9:06------
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
67842--------1---11-----
Temp. °C151516161818171717171717171717171716161615151616
Feels °C (?)654210121011141414141513121312118676811
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